John Lancaster
| John Lancaster FGS | |||||||||||
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| Born | 1815 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1884 | ||||||||||
| Residence |
Hindley Hall, near Wigan [1863] Ashfield, near Wigan [1866] this crossed out in A31/2/2 in favour of: Bilton Grange, Rugby [1867] Frankfort House, Fitzjohn's Avenue, NW [1883] | ||||||||||
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business political | ||||||||||
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father of george qv
Hindleg Hall in 4th list 1864.03.15
1884.10.28 death noted
Notes From Elsewhere
John Lancaster was one such noteworthy person, an engineer, businessman, fellow of the Geological Society and Member of Parliament. A key figure in the Kirkless Hall Coal and Iron Company and responsible for building the blast furnaces and coke ovens on the Kirkless site he later became chairman of the Wigan Coal and Iron Company when the Kirkless Hall Company was amalgamated with the Earl of Crawford's coal and engineering interests. Mr Lancaster also had a very interesting connection with the American Civil War, becoming involved in it's last great sea battle between the confederate ship Alabama and the union ship Kearsarge off Cherbourg in France.
1815 Born Radcliffe near Bury Lancashire 19th September.
1841 Manager of Patricroft Colliery.
1847 Mineral agent for Lord Mostyn at Mostyn Colliery.
1849 - 56 Manager Earl Granville's Ironworks and Collieries Shelton Staffs.
1855 - 58 Manager Shire Oak Colliery near Worksop Nottingham.
1855 - 68 Leases Hindley Hall from the Leigh family.
1859 Buys Yacht Deerhound and joins Royal Mersey Yacht Club.
1860 Built five blast furnaces at Kirkless Hall Ironworks which were only the second set in Lancashire.
1861 Buys Bilton Grange at Dunchurch near Rugby Warwickshire.
1863 Fellow of the Geological Society, Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
1864 Joins Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of Wight.
1864 Rescued the crew of the confederate ship Alabama when she was sunk by the union war steamer Kearsarge of Cherbourg 19th June.
1864 Contested Wigan as prospective MP July.
1865 Kirkless Hall Ironworks merges with Lord Crawford's interests to form Wigan Coal and Iron Company, with Alfred Hewlett managing director.
1865 Lancashire Union Railway started, with John Lancaster as president, Alfred Hewlett vice president.
1870 Chairman Wigan Coal and Iron Company.
1868 - 74 MP for Wigan (leaves Hindley Hall 1868).
1868 Yacht Deerhound sold by auction at the Pier Hotel, Ryde Isle of Wight, by E Marvin and Sons.
1870-84 Chairman West Cumberland Iron and Steel Works.
1872 Extends Ashfield House Standish.
1881 Sells his shares in Wigan Coal and Iron Company.
1884 Died age 69 at 58 Fitzjohns Avenue, Hampstead 21st April.