John Derby Allcroft
John Derby Allcroft (19 July 1822 – 29 July 1893) was an English
Early life
Allcroft was born on 19 July 1822, the only son of Jeremiah Macklin Allcroft, merchant of Worcester and his wife Hannah Derby, daughter of Thomas Derby and niece of William Derby.[1] His father was in partnership with glovemakers J W Dent & Co in a very successful business.
Career
Allcroft began work in his father's glove business which became Dent, Allcroft & Company. Under Allcroft, annual production quadrupled to over 12,000,000 pairs in 1884 and became the premier glove producer in the world.[2] In 1867 he was able to buy the
Public service
Allcroft stood unsuccessfully for parliament for Worcester in 1874. He was elected Member of Parliament for Worcester at a by-election in 1878 but lost the seat in the 1880 general election.[6]
Philanthropy
Allcroft built a number of London churches, including St Matthew's, Bayswater, St Jude's Church, Kensington and St Martin's Church, Gospel Oak.[3] On 6 March 1878 he laid the foundation stone at St Simon's Church, Shepherd's Bush.[7]
Allcroft also had a house near today's
Family life
Allcroft married firstly in 1854 Mary Annette Martin, daughter of Rev. Thomas Martin, and secondly on 9 August 1864, Mary Blundell, daughter of John Blundell, of Timsbury Manor, Hampshire.[5]
References
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/46544. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Dent, Allcroft and Co". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d Stokesay Court History
- ^ Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 54, p.193
- ^ a b c Williams, William Retlaw (1897). The Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester. Hereford: Jakeman and Carver. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ Foundation Stone of St Simon's
- ^ Harlington, Harmondsworth and Cranford Cottage Hospital, report 1885.
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