Hugh Hornby Birley

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Hugh Hornby Birley
Born(1778-03-10)10 March 1778
Manchester, England
Died31 July 1845(1845-07-31) (aged 67)
Manchester, England
OccupationMerchant
Known forPeterloo Massacre
SpouseCecily Hornby
Children4
ParentRichard Birley

Hugh Hornby Birley (10 March 1778 – 31 July 1845) was a leading Manchester millowner and Tory who is reputed to have led the fatal charge of the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry at the Peterloo Massacre on 16 August 1819.

Early life

He was the son of Richard Birley (1743–1812), merchant, who had four sons and four daughters. Hugh's brother, Joseph Birley (1782–1847), was the father of

Member of Parliament for Manchester from 1868 to 1883.[1]

Career

In 1814 he commenced the building of the Cambridge Street Cotton Mill in Chorlton-on-Medlock. He was a local magistrate and one of the commanders of the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry responsible for the Peterloo Massacre at St Peter's Field in 1819.[2]

He assisted the Swiss inventor-engineer

Owens College.[5] He was a director of the Manchester Gas Works and became a business associate of Charles Macintosh with the intention of putting the works' waste products to profitable use in the manufacture of waterproof fabrics.[6]

Personal life

He married Cecily Hornby (1797–1843) of Kirkham, with whom he had four sons, including:[2]

Hugh Hornby Birley died in 1845 and was buried in the family vault in St. Peter's Church, Manchester.[2]

Descendants

His nephew was

portrait painter and royal portraitist prominent in the early part of the 20th century.[7]

References

  1. ^ David and Linda Birley Genealogies, 2002–2004, archived from the original on 23 November 2005, retrieved 10 August 2007 – features references to primary sources
  2. ^ a b c "Hugh Hornby Birley". Graces's Guide. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ Kargon 1977, pp. 36–38
  4. ^ Kargon 1977, p. 41
  5. ^ Kargon 1977, p. 154
  6. ^ Kargon 1977, p. 137
  7. ^ "Entry on Birley family genealogy". Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

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