Ernest Jardine
Sir Ernest Jardine (1859-1947) of the company John Jardine. Industrialist and businessman. He was a Liberal Unionist and later a Conservative Member of Parliament for East Somerset from 1910 to 1918.
Born the son of John Jardine and his wife Elizabeth Key.
1878 Mentioned. 'Ernest Jardine, also of the town of Nottingham, Bicycle Maker'[1]
1879 Partnership dissolved. '...the Partnership heretofore subsisting between the undersigned, Ernest Jardine and Richard J. Ball, trading at Raleigh-street, and 50, Alfreton-road, in the town of Nottingham, and elsewhere as Bicycle Makers and Ironmongers, under the firm of Jardine and Ball, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due to and owing by the said partnership will be received and paid by the said Richard J. Ball, by whom alone the business will in future be carried on...'[2]
Took over his father's business of John Jardine.
1881 Living at 14 Newcastle Drive, Nottingham: John Jardine (age 56 born Hull), Lace Machine Maker Employing 162 Hands at Present. With his wife Elizabeth Jardine (age 52 born Nottingham) and their son Ernest Jardine (age 21 born Nottingham), Assistant Machine Maker. Also father-in-law William Key (age 80 born Nottingham) and grand-daughter Mary E. Watchorn (age 4 born Nottingham). One servant.[3]
1932 Chairman of William Hollins and Co.[4]
1947 Obituary [5]
THE recent death of Sir Ernest Jardine, Bart., at his home, "Gwedon," Clumber Crescent South, The Park, Nottingham, on Saturday, April 26th, at the age of eighty-seven, will be deeply regretted in engineering circles in the Midland area, where he played a prominent part in industry.
He was born in Nottingham and was educated at Tudor House School, Nottingham, and at the Lycee Imperial, St. Omer, France. On completing his training he returned to Nottingham, and at the age of nineteen he was practically managing his father business as a lace machine manufacturer. He lived to see the business grow, and before he retired he was controlling not only four factories in Nottingham, but others at Draycott, Derby and Newark.
In 1924 Sir Ernest became proprietor of the Barlock Typewriter Company, Ltd., and he established that business at Basford, Nottingham. For a long period he took a keen interest in the improvement of the Trent waterway and was for many years chairman of the Trent Navigation Company, Ltd. He also took an active part in the development of Colwick Estates, and was the chairman and the honorary managing director of the development company. He was chairman of Home-Grown Sugar, Ltd., a pioneer company in establishing the beet sugar industry in this country, whose factory was built at Kelham, near Newark. Sir Ernest was a Governor of the Nottingham High School and he founded honours prizes in the secondary schools for best service and for good work in wood and metal. He was a Past Pro~:~ide t of the Nottingham Chamber of Commerce. He received the award of the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur for the help he gave in re-establishing the French lace industry after the 1914-1918 war. In recognition of his many serv1ces to Nottingham and district Sir Ernest was created a baronet m 1919. He is succeeded by his only son, Lieut.- Colonel John Jardine.