George Courtauld (industrialist)

George Courtauld (1802-1861) was a Crepe and Silk manufacturer, and part of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain^[1]

Personal life

He was born Pebmarsh, Essex in 1802, the son of George Courtauld and Ruth Minton.^[2] On 23 April 1829, in Halstead, Essex, he married Susanna Sewell (1803-1888).

The five children of George and Susanna Courtauld included:

George Courtauld (MP), J.P., (1830-1920)
Samuel Augustine Courtauld (22 February 1833 – 23 September 1854)
Louis Courtauld (2 September 1834) married Elizabeth Robinson 2 July 1862 in Croydon, Surrey
Susanna Ruth Courtauld (4 June 1838) married Lewis Barrett Solly on 2 April 1864
Sydney Courtauld, J.P., (1840-1899)

George and Susanna Courtauld were both buried at Gosfield where many other members of the Courtauld family were also buried.

Career

He spent four years in the United States of America returning to England in 1824 when he found employment with his elder brother, Samuel Courtauld in his rapidly expanding crepe manufactory.

In 1828, with Samuel Courtauld and Peter Taylor, George became the junior partner in the newly formed firm of ‘Courtauld, Taylor and Courtauld’ and continued to work for the family firm for the remainder of his life.

References

^ A history of Courtaulds: an account of the origin and rise of the industrial enterprise of Courtaulds Limited and of its associate the American Viscose Corporation. C. H. Ward-Jackson. Curwen Press. 1941
^ Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London: Volume 11. Huguenot Society of London. 1917

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Name	Courtauld, George
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Date of birth	24 May 1802
Place of birth	Pebmarsh, Essex
Date of death	17 April 1861
Place of death	Essex