George Muntz
George Frederick Muntz (26 November 1794 – 30 July 1857) was an
His father Philip Frederic Muntz came to England from Poland (now Lithuania)
Muntz was a supporter of political reform and a member of the
"They won't be able to print Muntz's speech verbatim." "Why not?" said I. "Why my dear fellow, no printing office in the world would have capital I's enough".
His home was at
He had seven sons and two daughters. The family business was continued by the eldest son, George Frederick junior together with
The Muntz family are remembered by Muntz Street, a tower block called Muntz House and Muntz Park, all in Birmingham.
References
- ^ "History of Muntz Park". Friends of Muntz Park and Selly Park Rec. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, fifth edition, vol. II, Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison, Pall Mall, 1871, p. 962, 'Muntz of Umberslade' and 'Muntz of Edstone Hall' pedigrees
- ^ Upton, Chris (14 March 2014). "Muntz family distinguished themselves in industry and politics". Birmingham Post.
- ^ "History of Muntz Park". Cellande.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Umberslade Farm Park". Umberslade.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Samuel Timmins, 'Muntz, George Frederick (1794–1857)', rev. Matthew Lee, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
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- Watson, James (21 May 2007). "Blaze Guts Cutty Sark". Birmingham Mail. p. 5. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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