Thomas Vickers
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Career
The second son of Edward Vickers and Anne Naylor, Tom Vickers was born on 9 July 1833. He was educated at Sheffield Collegiate School and at Neuwied in Germany.[1] He worked in the family business of Naylor Vickers & Co.[1]
Tom Vickers, together with his brother
Tom Vickers lived at Bolsover Hill and became Commanding Officer of the Hallamshire Rifles in 1871 and Master Cutler in 1872.[2][4] He continued to serve in the battalion as a volunteer and honorary colonel, being awarded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration when it was instated in 1892.[3] He handed over the chairmanship of the company to Albert Vickers in 1909 and died in London in 1915.[2]
Family
In 1860 he married Frances Mary Douglas; they had two sons (Douglas Vickers and Ronald Vickers) and four daughters.[1]
Gallery
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Mrs. Albert Vickers (Edith Foster), John Singer Sargent, 1884 -
The Misses Vickers (Florence Evelyn, Mabel Frances, Clara Mildred), John Singer Sargent, 1884 -
Portrait of Frances Mary Vickers, John Singer Sargent, 1884 -
Portrait of Miss Dorothy Vickers, John Singer Sargent, c. 1884 -
Garden Study of the Vickers Children, John Singer Sargent, 1884 -
The Dinner Table (Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vickers), 1884 -
Edward Vickers, John Singer Sargent, c. 1884 -
Douglas Vickers, John Singer Sargent, 1914
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References
- ^ a b c d Biography of Colonel Thomas Edward Vickers Institute of Civil Engineers, 1 January 1916
- ^ a b c d e Thomas and Albert Vickers Archived 2005-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "No. 26349". The London Gazette. 29 November 1892. p. 7000.
- ^ "No. 23748". The London Gazette. 20 June 1871. p. 2850.
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