Brotherton was born in 1829, a son of Richard Brotherton and Mary. He was raised in a large family by his widowed mother and was apprenticed to his uncle, Cornelius Whitehouse, an innovator in new ways of tube manufacture. He worked in Wednesbury and Monmore Green and acquired the knowledge to leave and set up his own business aged 32.[1]
Imperial Tube Worksedit
John Brotherton Ltd. was founded in Wolverhampton in 1861. Advertising of the time shows that they produced a range of tubes and fittings for hot water, boilers, water or oil wells, railway signalling and points rods, refrigeration, ovens and valves. The company expanded rapidly acquiring additional premises along the canal and adjacent to the new railway. It grew to become one of the largest tube manufacturers in South Staffordship, with a worldwide reputation for high quality products.[1][2]
Politicsedit
Brotherton was elected to Wolverhampton Borough Council in 1873. He represented St George's Ward and was a member of the Waterworks Committee, promoting improvements to the town supply. He served as Mayor of Wolverhampton from 1883/84.[1][3]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Industry and the canal". historywebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
^"John Brotherton". Grace's guide to British industrial history. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^"A list of the former Mayors of Wolverhampton". City of Wolverhampton Council. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
john, brotherton, industrialist, john, brotherton, september, 1829, 1917, tube, manufacturer, served, mayor, wolverhampton, 1883, john, brothertonborn, 1829, september, 1829wednesbury, staffordshire, englanddied1917, aged, wolverhampton, staffordshire, england. John Brotherton 20 September 1829 1917 was a tube manufacturer who served as Mayor of Wolverhampton 1883 84 John BrothertonBorn 1829 09 20 20 September 1829Wednesbury Staffordshire EnglandDied1917 aged 88 Wolverhampton Staffordshire EnglandNationalityBritishOccupationIndustrialistKnown forMayor of Wolverhampton Contents 1 Early years 2 Imperial Tube Works 3 Politics 4 ReferencesEarly years editBrotherton was born in 1829 a son of Richard Brotherton and Mary He was raised in a large family by his widowed mother and was apprenticed to his uncle Cornelius Whitehouse an innovator in new ways of tube manufacture He worked in Wednesbury and Monmore Green and acquired the knowledge to leave and set up his own business aged 32 1 Imperial Tube Works editJohn Brotherton Ltd was founded in Wolverhampton in 1861 Advertising of the time shows that they produced a range of tubes and fittings for hot water boilers water or oil wells railway signalling and points rods refrigeration ovens and valves The company expanded rapidly acquiring additional premises along the canal and adjacent to the new railway It grew to become one of the largest tube manufacturers in South Staffordship with a worldwide reputation for high quality products 1 2 Politics editBrotherton was elected to Wolverhampton Borough Council in 1873 He represented St George s Ward and was a member of the Waterworks Committee promoting improvements to the town supply He served as Mayor of Wolverhampton from 1883 84 1 3 References edit a b c Industry and the canal historywebsite co uk Retrieved 2 October 2017 John Brotherton Grace s guide to British industrial history Retrieved 14 March 2021 A list of the former Mayors of Wolverhampton City of Wolverhampton Council Retrieved 14 March 2021 Political officesPreceded byFrancis Davis Gibbons Mayor of Wolverhampton1883 1884 Succeeded byJohn Annan nbsp This English business related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Brotherton industrialist amp oldid 1072141384, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
