William Taylor Copeland

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(1797–1868) Bone China Manufacturer, Spode, Mayor of London

[edit] Family

Ten children, of whom a daughter and four sons survived. William Fowler Mountford Copeland (1828–1908), Edward Capper Copeland (1835–1875), Alfred James Copeland (1837–1921), and Richard Pirie Copeland Esq (1841–1913).

[edit] Accomplishments

In 1866 Copeland was appointed china and glass manufacturer to the prince of Wales.
Elected alderman for Bishopsgate ward in 1828
Served as sheriff of London and Middlesex in 1828–9
In 1835 he was elected Lord Mayor of London, the third youngest man to hold that office
Member of the Goldsmiths' Company and its master in 1837–8
For seven years president of the royal hospitals of Bridewell and Bethlem
Member of the Irish Society
President of the Honourable Artillery Company
Director of the London and Birmingham Railway Company
Major Investor in Fenton Park Colliery

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