Edward Partington, 1st Baron Doverdale
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Edward Partington was an English industrialist.
, England
and arrived in Glossop
in 1874. He, with his partner William Olive, bought the Turn Lee Mill from Thomas Hamer Ibbotson. He bought it to try out a modern method of paper manufacture using the sulphite process. He expanded rapidly with mills in Salford and Barrow in Furness. He merged with Kellner of Vienna
and was created Lord Doverdale in 1914. His factories in Charlestown created nearly a 1000 jobs. He employed a thousand workers in his Charlestown Mill, 1 in 12 of the working population. He was a Unitarian
and a Liberal
. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire. He was made a Baron in 1917. Partington died on 5 January 1925.
See List of mills in Longdendale and Glossopdale
Biography
Partington was born in BuryBury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
, England
England
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and arrived in Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
in 1874. He, with his partner William Olive, bought the Turn Lee Mill from Thomas Hamer Ibbotson. He bought it to try out a modern method of paper manufacture using the sulphite process. He expanded rapidly with mills in Salford and Barrow in Furness. He merged with Kellner of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and was created Lord Doverdale in 1914. His factories in Charlestown created nearly a 1000 jobs. He employed a thousand workers in his Charlestown Mill, 1 in 12 of the working population. He was a Unitarian
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
and a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire. He was made a Baron in 1917. Partington died on 5 January 1925.
See List of mills in Longdendale and Glossopdale