Mark Firth
Mark Firth | |
|---|---|
 Firth as Master Cutler, at Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield. | |
| Born | 25 April 1819 Sheffield, England |
| Died | 28 November 1880 (aged 61) Sheffield, England |
| Resting place | Sheffield General Cemetery |
| Occupation | Steel manufacturer |
| Years active | 1842–1880 |
| Title | Mayor of Sheffield |
| Term | 1874–1875 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouses | Sarah Bingham Taylor
(m. 1841–1855)Caroline Gedling
(m. 1857–1880) |
| Children |
|
| Parent(s) | Thomas Firth Mary Loxley |
| Relatives | Major John Charles Bradley Firth (grandson) |
Mark Firth (25 April 1819 – 28 November 1880) was an
Biography
Firth was born in Sheffield, the son of Thomas Firth (1789–1850), of Pontefract, York, and Mary Loxley.[1]
He joined the
The Firth's business expanded into the armaments market, installing two large steam hammers in 1863. In 1871, the company cast the thirty five ton "Woolwich Infant" gun. In 1875 they produced an eighty-ton gun.
Firth was elected to the office of
He was a
On 16 November 1880 Firth was at his Norfolk Works when he suffered a stroke, and died 12 days later.[3]
He is buried in Sheffield General Cemetery on Cemetery Road, where his monument is Grade II listed.
Personal life
Firth was twice married and had twelve children.[1]
He first married Sarah Bingham Taylor (1818–1855) in Sheffield on 15 September 1841, and they had five children:
- Sarah Bingham Taylor Firth (1843–1927), married Marriott Hall, MRCS, in Sheffield, 24 May 1866.
- Thomas and Ann Elizabeth Firth (b. & d. 1845).
- Mary Ellen Firth (1847–1848).
- Margaret Maria Firth (1853–1869).
Secondly, he married Caroline Gedling Bradley (1833–1894) at The Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Nottingham on 3 September 1857. They had seven children:
- John Bradley Firth (1859-c.1930), father of Major John Charles Bradley Firth, MC, (1894–1931).
- Mark Firth, JP, (1860–1929).
- Alfred Firth (1862–1883).
- Caroline Bradley Firth (1864–1949).
- Lieutenant–Colonel Bernard Alexander Firth, .
- Charles Henry Bramley Firth (1868–1959)
- Rachel (1870–1940) Married George Charles Hague in 1897
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ a b Crisp, Frederick Arthur, ed. (1917). "Visitation of England and Wales". pp. 97–98. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ "Thomas Firth and Sons". Graces Guide. 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- Bibliography
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 425.