Platt was elected as the first Liberal Mayor of Oldham in 1854 and held office again in 1855–56. By the mid-1850s his company had established itself as the world's largest textile machinery manufacturer.[2] Platt acquired property in Llanfairfechan North Wales in 1857 and rebuild Bryn Y Neuadd as a magnificent mansion.[3] He was mayor of Oldham again in 1861–62. In 1865 he was elected Member of Parliament for Oldham. He held the seat until his death in Paris on 18 May 1872, at the age of 55.[4]
Platt married Alice Radcliffe in 1842. She died at Oakleigh, Leamington, on 19 December 1902, aged 79.[5]
Their second son Samuel Radcliffe Platt (1844–1902) became head of the firm Platt Brothers, and was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1897.[6]
Platt's younger brother James Platt (1824–1857) was also elected MP for Oldham in 1857,[1] but was killed that same year in Greenfield at Ashway Gap on Saddleworth Moor by an accidental discharge of the gun of Josiah Radcliffe, the Mayor of Oldham.[7]
john, platt, other, people, named, john, platt, john, platt, disambiguation, john, platt, september, 1817, 1872, english, manufacturer, textile, machinery, liberal, politician, memorial, john, platt, platt, born, dobcross, west, riding, yorkshire, henry, platt. For other people named John Platt see John Platt disambiguation John Platt 16 September 1817 18 May 1872 was an English manufacturer of textile machinery and Liberal politician A memorial of John Platt mp Platt was born at Dobcross West Riding of Yorkshire the son of Henry Platt who founded Platt Brothers textile machinery manufacturers in 1770 1 which by 1820 was based at Werneth area of Oldham Platt was elected as the first Liberal Mayor of Oldham in 1854 and held office again in 1855 56 By the mid 1850s his company had established itself as the world s largest textile machinery manufacturer 2 Platt acquired property in Llanfairfechan North Wales in 1857 and rebuild Bryn Y Neuadd as a magnificent mansion 3 He was mayor of Oldham again in 1861 62 In 1865 he was elected Member of Parliament for Oldham He held the seat until his death in Paris on 18 May 1872 at the age of 55 4 Platt married Alice Radcliffe in 1842 She died at Oakleigh Leamington on 19 December 1902 aged 79 5 Their second son Samuel Radcliffe Platt 1844 1902 became head of the firm Platt Brothers and was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1897 6 Their daughter Mary married Thomas Hardcastle Sykes of the Sykes Bleaching Company Platt s younger brother James Platt 1824 1857 was also elected MP for Oldham in 1857 1 but was killed that same year in Greenfield at Ashway Gap on Saddleworth Moor by an accidental discharge of the gun of Josiah Radcliffe the Mayor of Oldham 7 A statue was erected of John Platt in Oldham by David Watson Stevenson in 1878 References Edit a b Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Platt family by D A Farnie URBED April 2004 Oldham Beyond A Vision for the Borough of Oldham PDF Oldham gov uk Archived from the original PDF on 28 November 2007 Retrieved 4 January 2009 Bryn y Neuadd Hansard Millbank Systems John Platt Deaths The Times No 36957 London 22 December 1902 p 1 Obituary Samuel Radcliffe Pratt The Times No 36867 London 8 September 1902 p 8 The Oldham Chronicle August 29 1857 Melancholy and Untimely death of James Platt Esq M P External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John Platt John Platt monument OldhamParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Morgan CobbettJohn Tomlinson Hibbert Member of Parliament for Oldham1865 1872 With John Tomlinson Hibbert Succeeded byJohn Morgan CobbettJohn Tomlinson Hibbert Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Platt MP amp oldid 1150327050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
