John William Cameron

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John William Cameron (2 October 1841 – 28 December 1896) was an English brewer who owned Camerons Brewery of Hartlepool, County Durham.

Life

Cameron was born in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, on 2 October 1841, the son of Ewen and Hannah (née Tomlin) Cameron.[1][2] He was of Scottish Highlands ancestry.[2] He attended Kirkby Stephen Grammar School.[3] He served a six-year brewing apprenticeship at the Bank Brewery in Barnard Castle.[2]

In 1865 he joined the Lion Brewery in

managing director.[7]

Cameron served as the

Richmond, Yorkshire.[7] His personal estate was valued at £336,265.[9] In 1905 the Cameron Hospital was opened in Hartlepool, built by the Cameron family in his memory.[8]

References

  1. ^ http://46.32.255.219/pdf/1897/June-09/June-09-1897-08.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ a b c http://46.32.255.219/pdf/1895/October-30/October-30-1895-05.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  5. ^ Robert Wood (1969). West Hartlepool: the rise and development of a Victorian new town. Hartlepool County Borough.
  6. ^ http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1887/August-24/August-24-1887-08.pdf#search="colonel cameron"
  7. ^ a b Camerons Brewery History | Camerons Brewery Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b Toast to the hospital built thanks to beer - Hartlepool Mail
  9. ^ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Morning Post [London, England] 26 May 1897: 3. 19th Century British Newspapers. Web. 16 Apr. 2014.