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George Courtauld (industrialist, born 1802)

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retired from the silk firm he had created, in 1816. The elder George returned to America in 1818 and managed to persuade his younger son to join him two years later. The son would now spend some youthful years in America, before returning to England and settling down to the responsibilities of running a silk business, exactly as his father had done before him. George the younger stayed with his father in his final years, until the old man died in 1823. He returned to England the following year, once he had wound up his father's and his own affairs in the United States.
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George Courtauld, sometimes referred to as George II Courtauld, spent four years in the United States of America with his father. The father, the elder George, had visited America in his youth and it had clearly created a deep impression upon him, as it was to America that he wished to return when he
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manufactory. After a four-year apprenticeship in the business, he had earned his place on the board of management and in 1828, he took his place with his brother
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and with Peter Taylor (1790-1850), the partner and cousin of his father the elder George, to become the junior partner in the newly restructured firm of
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In the course of time, the kinsman Peter Taylor would retire and, in 1849, he was replaced by his own son who was also called Peter Taylor.
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A history of Courtaulds: an account of the origin and rise of the industrial enterprise of Courtaulds Limited and of its associate the
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Louis Courtauld (2 September 1834) married Elizabeth Robinson 2 July 1862 in Croydon, Surrey
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Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London: Volume 11. Huguenot Society of London. 1917
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Susanna Ruth Courtauld (4 June 1838) married Lewis Barrett Solly on 2 April 1864
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Samuel Augustine Courtauld (22 February 1833 – 23 September 1854)
22:(1802–1861) was a textile manufacturer, and a member of the 83:George and Susanna Courtauld were both buried at 8: 116:to work in the rapidly expanding silk and 99:the Courtauld Silk Mill in Halstead, Essex 16:British textile manufacturer (1802–1861) 151:. C. H. Ward-Jackson. Curwen Press. 1941 202:British textile industry businesspeople 140: 46:and Ruth Minton. His elder brother was 112:In 1824 he joined his elder brother, 7: 14: 26:family empire in Great Britain. 126:Courtauld, Taylor and Courtauld 192:People from Braintree District 1: 149:American Viscose Corporation 42:in 1802, the younger son of 218: 197:English businesspeople 100: 98: 53:On 23 April 1829, in 79:, J.P., (1840-1899) 64:, J.P., (1830-1920) 101: 209: 187:Courtauld family 161: 158: 152: 145: 122:Samuel Courtauld 114:Samuel Courtauld 77:Sydney Courtauld 62:George Courtauld 48:Samuel Courtauld 44:George Courtauld 20:George Courtauld 217: 216: 212: 211: 210: 208: 207: 206: 167: 166: 165: 164: 159: 155: 146: 142: 137: 110: 93: 34:He was born in 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 215: 213: 205: 204: 199: 194: 189: 184: 179: 169: 168: 163: 162: 153: 139: 138: 136: 133: 109: 106: 92: 89: 81: 80: 74: 71: 68: 65: 31: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 214: 203: 200: 198: 195: 193: 190: 188: 185: 183: 180: 178: 175: 174: 172: 157: 154: 150: 144: 141: 134: 132: 129: 127: 123: 119: 115: 107: 105: 97: 90: 88: 86: 78: 75: 72: 69: 66: 63: 60: 59: 58: 56: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 29: 27: 25: 21: 156: 143: 130: 125: 111: 102: 82: 52: 33: 19: 18: 182:1861 deaths 177:1802 births 171:Categories 135:References 24:Courtauld 108:Business 85:Gosfield 55:Halstead 36:Pebmarsh 91:America 30:Family 118:crepe 40:Essex 173:: 38:,

Index

Courtauld
Pebmarsh
Essex
George Courtauld
Samuel Courtauld
Halstead
George Courtauld
Sydney Courtauld
Gosfield

Samuel Courtauld
crepe
Samuel Courtauld
American Viscose Corporation
Categories
1802 births
1861 deaths
Courtauld family
People from Braintree District
English businesspeople
British textile industry businesspeople

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