Henry Bolckow
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow, originally Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Bölckow, (8 December 1806 – 18 June 1878) was a Victorian industrialist and Member of Parliament, acknowledged as being one of the founders of modern Middlesbrough.
Henry Bolckow | |
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| Born | 8 December 1806 Sulten, Germany |
| Died | 18 June 1878 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Marton, Middlesbrough |
| Monuments | Statue, Exchange Square, Middlesbrough |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, Bolckow Vaughan |
| Spouse(s) | Miriam Hay, Harriet Farrar |
| Parent(s) | Heinrich Bölckow, Caroline Dussher |
In a lifelong partnership with John Vaughan, Bolckow set up and ran an ironmaking business which became the company Bolckow Vaughan. It came to operate coal mines, limestone quarries and a major ironworks which stimulated the growth of Middlesbrough. Bolckow became the town's Mayor and its first Member of Parliament.
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