Frederick William Rushbrooke
Frederick William Rushbrooke (1861- ), founder of the Halford Cycle Co
1937 Bio Note [1]
RUSHBROOKE, Frederick William; b. 1861, at Willenhall, Staffs.; s. of Joshua Rushbrooke; J.P. of the City of Birmingham, 1933. Educ.: Queen's College, Taunton; 1893, commenced business as Hardware Factor and Cycle Fittings Factor; 1907, formed business into Limited Co., as the Halford Cycle Co., Ltd., of which he was Joint Managing Director; 1928, was elected Chairman and Managing Director; 1915-18, Treasurer of the Hospital for Wounded Soldiers at Sutton Coldfield; 1931, Senior Treasurer of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, Birmingham; 1931, elected Senior Treasurer of the Princess Alice Orphanage, Sutton Coldfield; nt. d. of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilkinson, of Sutton Coldfield, 1896; one s. four d. Clubs Midland, A.A., and R.A.C. Address: 46, Richmond Hill Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 15.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1937-8 Birmingham Year Book