Richard Ronald John Copeland

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Richard Ronald John Copeland (1884–1958) was the president and chairman from 1913 of the Spode-Copeland firm of bone china manufacturers in Staffordshire.

1 Family & Early Life
2 Accomplishments
3 External links
4 Sources

[edit] Family & Early Life

Copeland was the second son of Richard Pirie Copeland (High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1902) and grand son of Alderman W T Copeland. He was educated at Harrow and in 1915 married Ida Fenzi, grand daughter of Sir Douglas Strutt Galton.

[edit] Accomplishments

Founded the Children's Orthopædic Hospital, Biddulph;
Member Council of Art and Industry, 1934-1936;
Member Committee of Pottery Section, Royal Society of Arts;
Chairman Executive Committee Stoke-on-Trent Children's Convalescent Home;
President of the North Staffordshire Boy Scouts' Association;
Freeman of the City of London;
Prime Warden of Goldsmiths' Company;
High Sheriff, Staffs, 1939;
President Staffordshire Society, 1951
Donor of the Kibblestone Hall Estate in 1954 to the North Staffordshire Boy Scouts' Association.