John Cheshire (company director)
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| Born | December 19, 1857 Liverpool |
| Died | September 11, 1943 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | England |
| Occupation | Managing Director |
John Cheshire (19 December 1857–11 September 1943) was an Englishman who started his career as a printer but rose to become Managing Director of a large soap manufacturing company. He was also an accomplished musician and an active suporter of the local community.
Career
John Cheshire was born in Liverpool[1] and started his career as a printer apprenticed to George Philip & Son (map publishers).[2][3] In 1898 he moved to Lever Brothers (which subsequently became the international company Unilever), as Manager of the Printing Department.[2][3] Lord Leverhulme[4] later selected him to become his Business Secretary.[2][3] After that, he took on responsibilty for managing advertising.[2][3]
In 1909, he went on a world tour with Lord Leverhulme[4][3] and in 1924, he was awarded the cup by the Publishing Club of London for services most calculated to benefit advertising in the previous year.[2] Eventually he rose to become Managing Director of the Company, retiring in 1931.[2]
He took an active interest in the religious, social and artistic life of Port Sunlight where the original factory is still situated.[2][3] His eldest son, Frederick Brandon, was organist at Christ Church and a well-known pianist.[3] Two of his sons joined the Lever Brothers business..[3] His youngest two sons, Guy Spence and Thomas Alan, founded the firm of Cheshire Bros Ltd, Motor Distributers.
Private life
John Cheshire maried Laura Gertrude Spence in 1883 by whom he had five sons and a daughter.[1]
He took an active part in the social life of the local community. This included initiating the Boy's Brigade.[3] He was leader and conductor of the Port Sunlight Philharmonic Society which performed at the Queen’s Hall, London in 1904.[5] He was also talented as a calligrapher and a sample of his work can still be seen at the West end of Christ Church, Port Sunlight.[6][7] where he acted as musical director.[2]
Cheshire was invited to join the Committee of the Rodewald Concert Society at the first AGM in 1911, then living in Rock Ferry.[8] He resigned in 1919.[8] He died at his home in Caldy and was buried at Eastham Parish Church.[1] In his obiturary, Lord Leverhulme[9] outlined his career and described him as a stalwart in the development of Lever Brothers.[10] He also referred to his hobbies continued in his retirement.[3]
Sources
- Liverpool Record Office Archives – Liverpool Record Office
- Rodewald Concert Society archives CalmView: Record (780 RCS)
- Ancestry Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records
- Unilever Archives Home | Unilever Archives | Unilever Archives
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Port Sunlight News, Vol 9 No 15, 15 August, 1931, p250
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Progress Magazine Autumn 1931, p119
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
- ↑ Port Sunlight News, Vol 5 No 59, August 1904
- ↑ Port Sunlight News, Vol 13 No 6 30 March, 1935
- ↑ Obituary by Lord Leverhulme, Port Sunlight News, Vol 21 No 5 September-October, 1943
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 RCS minutes 780 RCS/1/1/1
- ↑ Philip Lever, 3rd Viscount Leverhulme
- ↑ Port Sunlight News September-October 2023
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