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Edward Vickers (1804–1897) was the founder of Naylor Vickers & Co. which became Vickers Limited. He was the brother of Henry Vickers.[1]
Career
[edit]Vickers was a successful miller who invested his money in the railway industry.[2] In 1828 he garnered control of his father-in-law's steel foundry business, formerly Naylor & Sanderson, and renamed it Naylor Vickers & Co.[3] He went on to be Alderman and the Mayor of Sheffield and was the first President of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce.[2]
Family
[edit]In 1828 Vickers married Anne Naylor. They had seven children (George Naylor (1830–1889) who married Maria Jackson, granddaughter of steelmaker James Jackson,[4] Thomas Edward (1833–1915), Sarah Ann (1836–1919), Albert (1838–1919), Frederick (1840–?), Gertrude L. (1845–?) and Isabel (1847–?)).[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Bell, Pauline C. (19 April 2014). Sheffield 6 At Home in Hillsborough, Loxley and Wadsley. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-291-56904-9.
- 1 2 3 Grace's Guide
- ↑ Zander, p. 111
- ↑ mbajet genealogical tree
Sources
[edit]- Zander, Patrick Glenn (2011). Right Modern Technology, Nation, and Britain's Extreme Right in the Interwar Period. ISBN 978-1243624611.