Friday, 16 May 2014

509 Alexander Sheriff



Constituency : Worcester  1865-78

Alexander  replaced  Osman  Ricardo  at  Worcester.

Alexander  was  a  local  businessman.  He  was  born  in  Scotland  and  came  to  Worcester  in  the 1850s to  revitalize  the  local  railway. He  was  chairman  of  the  Worcester  Royal  Porcelain  Company  and  the Worcester  Engine  Works. He  also  held  directorships  in  railways  and  banking. He  was  twice mayor of  Worcester  and  a  local  magistrate.

He  died  in  1878  aged  61.


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