Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent (2 June 1850 – 13 June 1931) transformed The Boots Company, founded by his father, John Boot, into a national retailer, which branded itself as "Chemists to the Nation".
Jesse Boot sold his controlling interest to American investors in 1920. Boot offered his close friend and business associate John Harston, the opportunity of going into business with him, but Harston declined, feeling the venture was not worth investing in. Boot was a great benefactor to the City of Nottingham.
In 1920, Boot purchased, and presented to the City of Nottingham, 36 acres of open land that lay along the northern side of the Victoria Embankment alongside the River Trent, opposite Plaisaunce, Jesse Boot's summer house which was demolished in 1961.
Initially named the 'New Park', it was laid out with grass and trees, and provided a barrier against flooding as well as a pleasant walkway alongside the river. As part of the development an imposing war memorial gateway was built, with the aid of funds from Jesse Boot. He also donated land for the new University College at Highfields, now the University of Nottingham, which opened in 1928. and was presented with the Freedom of the City of Nottingham in 1920. He was also a significant benefactor to his wife's home, Jersey.
Boot was knighted in 1909,[2] created a baronet in 1917,[3] and announced in the New Year's Honours of 1929 was elevated to the peerage, and created Baron Trent, of Nottingham in the County of Nottingham on 18 March 1929.[4]
These latter honours probably owed as much to his solid support of the Liberal Party as to his philanthropy to the city of his birth.[5]
Memorial in Highfields Park
He died in Jersey in 1931. The Sir Jesse Boot Chair in Chemistry at the University of Nottingham was named in his honour. His widow commissioned the French glass artist René Lalique to refit the church of St Matthew, Millbrook (popularly known as the "Glass Church") as a memorial to him.
In 1935 a Primary school was built in Nottingham, Jesse Boot's home town. The School was titled The Jesse Boot Primary School and was located in Bakersfield, Nottingham. The School closed in 2009 after becoming an academy school.
Jesse Boot of Boots the Chemist: A study in Business History by Stanley Chapman (Detail from a copy of the book with black and white plates of Jesse Boot and published by Hodder and Stoughton UK as a special edition for The Boots CompanyNottingham in 1973 with an ISBN0-340-17704-7.)
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Coat of arms of Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent
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A lion passant Proper ducally gorged and resting the dexter fore-paw on a burning lamp Or.
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Argent a chevron between in chief two galleys Sable and in base a rose Gules barbed and seeded Proper.
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Dexter a stag reguardant; sinister a lion also reguardant; each charged on the shoulder with an acorn leaved and slipped all Proper.
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Jesse Boot redirects here For the cricketer see Jesse Boot cricketer Jesse Boot 1st Baron Trent 2 June 1850 13 June 1931 transformed The Boots Company founded by his father John Boot into a national retailer which branded itself as Chemists to the Nation The Right HonourableThe Lord TrentKtBoot in 1909 by Noel Denholm DavisBorn 1850 06 02 2 June 1850Nottinghamshire EnglandDied13 June 1931 1931 06 13 aged 81 Jersey 1 SpouseFlorence Anne RoweChildrenDorothy Florence BootMargery Amy BootJohn Boot 2nd Baron TrentParent s John Boot father Mary Wills mother Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 Arms 4 References 5 External linksBiography editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jesse Boot 1st Baron Trent news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2022 template removal help Jesse Boot sold his controlling interest to American investors in 1920 Boot offered his close friend and business associate John Harston the opportunity of going into business with him but Harston declined feeling the venture was not worth investing in Boot was a great benefactor to the City of Nottingham In 1920 Boot purchased and presented to the City of Nottingham 36 acres of open land that lay along the northern side of the Victoria Embankment alongside the River Trent opposite Plaisaunce Jesse Boot s summer house which was demolished in 1961 Initially named the New Park it was laid out with grass and trees and provided a barrier against flooding as well as a pleasant walkway alongside the river As part of the development an imposing war memorial gateway was built with the aid of funds from Jesse Boot He also donated land for the new University College at Highfields now the University of Nottingham which opened in 1928 and was presented with the Freedom of the City of Nottingham in 1920 He was also a significant benefactor to his wife s home Jersey Boot was knighted in 1909 2 created a baronet in 1917 3 and announced in the New Year s Honours of 1929 was elevated to the peerage and created Baron Trent of Nottingham in the County of Nottingham on 18 March 1929 4 These latter honours probably owed as much to his solid support of the Liberal Party as to his philanthropy to the city of his birth 5 nbsp Memorial in Highfields ParkHe died in Jersey in 1931 The Sir Jesse Boot Chair in Chemistry at the University of Nottingham was named in his honour His widow commissioned the French glass artist Rene Lalique to refit the church of St Matthew Millbrook popularly known as the Glass Church as a memorial to him In 1935 a Primary school was built in Nottingham Jesse Boot s home town The School was titled The Jesse Boot Primary School and was located in Bakersfield Nottingham The School closed in 2009 after becoming an academy school His portrait by Noel Denholm Davis is in the collection of the University of Nottingham 6 Another by the same artist is on loan to the National Portrait Gallery 7 Bibliography editJesse Boot of Boots the Chemist A study in Business History by Stanley Chapman Detail from a copy of the book with black and white plates of Jesse Boot and published by Hodder and Stoughton UK as a special edition for The Boots Company Nottingham in 1973 with an ISBN 0 340 17704 7 Arms editCoat of arms of Jesse Boot 1st Baron Trent nbsp nbsp Crest A lion passant Proper ducally gorged and resting the dexter fore paw on a burning lamp Or Escutcheon Argent a chevron between in chief two galleys Sable and in base a rose Gules barbed and seeded Proper Supporters Dexter a stag reguardant sinister a lion also reguardant each charged on the shoulder with an acorn leaved and slipped all Proper Motto Droit Et Avant 8 References edit Jesse and Florence Boot theislandwiki Theislandwiki org Retrieved 11 April 2018 No 28321 The London Gazette 24 December 1909 pp 9763 9764 No 29982 The London Gazette 13 March 1917 p 2512 No 33479 The London Gazette 22 March 1929 p 1968 Oxbury Harold 1985 Great Britons Twentieth Century Lives Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 211599 7 Sir Jesse Boot 1850 1931 Bt JP later 1st Baron Trent Art UK Retrieved 15 July 2014 NPG L247 Jesse Boot 1st Baron Trent National Portrait Gallery Retrieved 15 July 2014 Burke s Peerage 1949 External links editPortrait by Noel Denholm Davis Biography on Boots corporate website Boots family philanthropy on Boots corporate website Chemists to the Nation article in Pharmaceutical JournalPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baron Trent1929 1931 Succeeded byJohn Campbell BootBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Nottingham 1917 1931 Succeeded byJohn Campbell Boot Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jesse Boot 1st Baron Trent amp oldid 1167341263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
