A clothing manufacturer, he was once the largest employer in Stroud. George with his brother Henry arrived in Stroud in 1849 and, in conjunction with Mathew Crowe, ran a clothing wholesale manufacturing business at 60/61 High Street, Stroud Glos – the business later moved to Threadneedle Street where the new, revolutionary steam-powered sewing machine was introduced. The business continued to prosper with branches in London, Liverpool and Bristol and in 1920, a very well fitted new factory was built at Brickrow in Stroud. George was regarded as a great benefactor to the town.
He was a J.P., and the man who brought sewing machines and ready-to-wear clothing to England. The Original Holloway Friendly Society Limited was founded in 1875 by George Holloway and was the first to offer disability insurance in the UK.
He was an agriculturalist with a 1000-acre farm at Temple Guiting in North Gloucestershire, he gave generously to Stroud and the local Hospital, School of Art, the Church and the Library.
In his book Civilisation, Taxation and Representation Or Man's Social Position, Fiscal Responsibility, and Political Rights, Defined in Accordance with Nature (1864) he states "It is one of the fixed laws of nature that the civilisation resulting from accumulating wealth is an inheritance common to all.: everyone shares it!" He explains that if wealth is land, it must be cultivated, merchandise be distributed, machinery worked and money invested, – in mines, bridges and railways.
In an effort to put his theory into practice especially for the good of the working man, he established the Mid-Gloucestershire working men's Benefit society, which is now The Original Holloway Society with branches nationwide. By paying a suggested seven old pence (2.5p) per week, members could ensure sickness benefit of at least five shillings (25p) a week and a lump sum on retirement at 65. His agricultural interests led to the formation of the Cottage Building Society, whereby a tenant could buy his £150 six bedroom cottage by paying monthly instalments of £8 10s. the payments decreasing each year.
His Deathedit
He died on 20 August 1892 aged 67 years, was buried in Stroud Cemetery on 25 August. He had been Member of Parliament for Stroud from 1886. His estate according to his will amounted to £158,000, after relatively modest distributions the bulk of his estate was placed in trust for his grandson George Arthur Augustus Matthews[2]
Statueedit
His statue stands in the town of Stroud and was completed in 1894 by T R Essex.
External linksedit
His statue in Stroud
Statue of George Holloway
Stroud Local History Soc page for George Holloway
George Holloway buried in Stroud
Original Holloway Society founded by George Holloway
Who's who in Stroud Glos
Referencesedit
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Tucker, Joan. Stroud A Pictorial History, UK 1991. Published by PHILLIMORE Co. Ltd. ISBN0-85033-778-X.
December 18, 2023
george, holloway, politician, george, holloway, 1825, august, 1892, british, conservative, member, parliament, representing, stroud, elected, house, commons, united, kingdom, july, 1886, clothing, manufacturer, once, largest, employer, stroud, george, with, br. George Holloway 1825 20 August 1892 was a British Conservative Member of Parliament representing Stroud who was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 10 July 1886 1 A clothing manufacturer he was once the largest employer in Stroud George with his brother Henry arrived in Stroud in 1849 and in conjunction with Mathew Crowe ran a clothing wholesale manufacturing business at 60 61 High Street Stroud Glos the business later moved to Threadneedle Street where the new revolutionary steam powered sewing machine was introduced The business continued to prosper with branches in London Liverpool and Bristol and in 1920 a very well fitted new factory was built at Brickrow in Stroud George was regarded as a great benefactor to the town He was a J P and the man who brought sewing machines and ready to wear clothing to England The Original Holloway Friendly Society Limited was founded in 1875 by George Holloway and was the first to offer disability insurance in the UK He was an agriculturalist with a 1000 acre farm at Temple Guiting in North Gloucestershire he gave generously to Stroud and the local Hospital School of Art the Church and the Library Contents 1 Book 2 His Death 3 Statue 4 External links 5 ReferencesBook editIn his book Civilisation Taxation and Representation Or Man s Social Position Fiscal Responsibility and Political Rights Defined in Accordance with Nature 1864 he states It is one of the fixed laws of nature that the civilisation resulting from accumulating wealth is an inheritance common to all everyone shares it He explains that if wealth is land it must be cultivated merchandise be distributed machinery worked and money invested in mines bridges and railways In an effort to put his theory into practice especially for the good of the working man he established the Mid Gloucestershire working men s Benefit society which is now The Original Holloway Society with branches nationwide By paying a suggested seven old pence 2 5p per week members could ensure sickness benefit of at least five shillings 25p a week and a lump sum on retirement at 65 His agricultural interests led to the formation of the Cottage Building Society whereby a tenant could buy his 150 six bedroom cottage by paying monthly instalments of 8 10s the payments decreasing each year His Death editHe died on 20 August 1892 aged 67 years was buried in Stroud Cemetery on 25 August He had been Member of Parliament for Stroud from 1886 His estate according to his will amounted to 158 000 after relatively modest distributions the bulk of his estate was placed in trust for his grandson George Arthur Augustus Matthews 2 Statue editHis statue stands in the town of Stroud and was completed in 1894 by T R Essex External links editHis statue in Stroud Statue of George Holloway Stroud Local History Soc page for George Holloway George Holloway buried in Stroud Original Holloway Society founded by George Holloway George Holloway A Leading Industrialist in Stroud Who s who in Stroud GlosReferences edit The House of Commons Constituencies Beginning With S Archived from the original on 10 August 2009 Retrieved 31 August 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Gloucester Citizen 16 November 1892 http www britishnewspaperarchive co uk viewer bl 0000325 18921116 035 0003 Tucker Joan Stroud A Pictorial History UK 1991 Published by PHILLIMORE Co Ltd ISBN 0 85033 778 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Holloway politician amp oldid 1118199021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
