Charles Horsfall
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Charles Horsfall was Bailiff
and then Lord Mayor of Liverpool
from 1832–1833.
Horsfall was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, and was the son of Joseph Horsfall and Anna Hodgson.
On 9 June 1803, he married Dorothy Hall Berry, and they had 13 children. Notable amongst them were businessmen and politicians Thomas Berry Horsfall (1805–1878), Robert Horsfall (1807–1881) and George Henry Horsfall (1824–1900).
He was Bailiff in 1829 and then Mayor in 1832. He was an avid botanist, and his wife was a noted horticultural artist who contributed many plates to books and magazines of the time.
His botanical passions were fuelled by his business trade connections with West Africa, the West Indies and the Americas. He was in partnership with another notable merchant family, the Tobin
s and also his cousins the Hodgson
s, Jamaican plantation owners.
He died on 18 June 1846 in Crosby, Sefton, of "senile decline after paralysis". He is buried in St. Georges, Everton.
In his honour his family, led by Robert Horsfall built Christ Church, Great Homer Street in Everton. It was consecrated on 30 October 1848 (Annals of Liverpool, page 1903) by the Bishop of Chester. According to the Liverpool Evening Express, 9th Sep 1948 the cost of building was borne by the Horsfall family of Liverpool. Its patronage was vested in Trustees.
The church was destroyed by German bombing in the May blitz of 1941.
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
and then Lord Mayor of Liverpool
Lord Mayor of Liverpool
The office of Mayor of Liverpool has existed since the foundation of Liverpool as a borough by the Royal Charter of King John in 1207. This changed, however, some time after Liverpool was granted city status in 1880 when it was deemed necessary for the "second city of the Empire" to have a Lord Mayor...
from 1832–1833.
Horsfall was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, and was the son of Joseph Horsfall and Anna Hodgson.
On 9 June 1803, he married Dorothy Hall Berry, and they had 13 children. Notable amongst them were businessmen and politicians Thomas Berry Horsfall (1805–1878), Robert Horsfall (1807–1881) and George Henry Horsfall (1824–1900).
He was Bailiff in 1829 and then Mayor in 1832. He was an avid botanist, and his wife was a noted horticultural artist who contributed many plates to books and magazines of the time.
His botanical passions were fuelled by his business trade connections with West Africa, the West Indies and the Americas. He was in partnership with another notable merchant family, the Tobin
Tobin
-Tobin:* Alex Tobin , Australian soccer player* Amon Tobin , Brazilian musician* Austin Joseph Tobin , executive director of the Port of New York Authority* Bill Tobin , major-league baseball first baseman...
s and also his cousins the Hodgson
Hodgson
Hodgson is a surname. In Britain, the Hodgson surname was the 173rd most common in 1881 and the 206th most common in 1998. In the United States of America, Hodgson was the 3753rd most popular surname in the 1990 census.-Origin and Meaning:The surname authority P. H...
s, Jamaican plantation owners.
He died on 18 June 1846 in Crosby, Sefton, of "senile decline after paralysis". He is buried in St. Georges, Everton.
In his honour his family, led by Robert Horsfall built Christ Church, Great Homer Street in Everton. It was consecrated on 30 October 1848 (Annals of Liverpool, page 1903) by the Bishop of Chester. According to the Liverpool Evening Express, 9th Sep 1948 the cost of building was borne by the Horsfall family of Liverpool. Its patronage was vested in Trustees.
The church was destroyed by German bombing in the May blitz of 1941.