John Thomas Brockhouse
John Thomas Brockhouse (1879-1944), Managing Director and Chairman of J. Brockhouse and Co
1879 Born son of John Brockhouse and his wife Maria
1901 Bank clerk, living with his parents in West Bromwich[1]
1903 Married Mary Emily Fisher, in Arrow, Warwickshire[2]
1911 Bank manager, living in Kings Norton, with Mary Emily Brockhouse 30, Constance Mary Brockhouse 6, Margaret Alice Brockhouse 4, Elsie Kathleen Brockhouse 1, John Leslie Brockhouse 2.75 months[3]
c.1920 Presumably joined J. Brockhouse and Co after the deaths of his brothers Henry and Frederick
1922 Became managing director in succession to his father
1934 of Hagley Road, Birmingham, a director of J. Brockhouse and Co and Aga Heat Ltd[4]
1942 Chairman and Managing director of the company; his son, John Leslie Brockhouse, was assistant managing director[5]
1944 Died in London; his widow was Doris May Brockhouse[6]
1943/44 Obituary [7]
John Thomas Brockhouse was born in 1879, and educated at West Bromwich Grammar School.
In 1893 he entered the firm of J. Brockhouse, Ltd., and after a period spent in the workshops became Works Manager of the Company. He was subsequently Managing Director and Chairman, and carried through a programme of progressive reorganization and expansion.
He died on 10th April, 1944, at the age of 65. He was elected a Member in 1942.