William Scholefield
William Scholefield (August 1809 – 9 July 1867) was a British businessman and Liberal politician. He was a leading figure in the the politics of the rapidly-growing industrial town of Birmingham in the mid-nineteenth century.
William was born in Birmingham, the second son of Joshua Scholefield and his wife Mary née Cotterill. His father was an iron manufacturer, merchant and banker who became one of the town's first members of parliament in 1832.
Following a number of years in Canada and the United States, where he had married Jane Matilda Miller of New York, Scholefield returned to Birmingham in 1837 to work in his father's merchant and manufacturing business.
1847 At the general election he was elected to Parliament (alongside the radical George Frederick Muntz).
1861 he received an inheritance from his maternal grandfather which allowed him to retire from the family firm. By this time he was a director of Birmingham and Midland Bank.
1864 he became president of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.
He died at his London residence from heart failure in August 1867. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, next to his wife who had died in 1843
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia
- Biography of William Scholefield, ODNB