Sir Felix Booth, 1st Baronet (1775 Roydon, Essex

Roydon, Essex

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 – 24 January 1850 Brighton

Brighton

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, Sussex

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) was a wealthy UK

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 gin

Gin

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 distiller

Distillation

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. His earlier family had founded Booth's Gin

Booth's Gin

Booth's Gin is a famous brand of London dry gin, founded by the Booth family around 1740 and, as of May 2011, still produced today. The distinctive bottle has a reference to the Red Lion distillery where the drink was produced....

 in London

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 in 1740. In 1832 Booth bought the site of the old Ophthalmic

Ophthalmology

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 Hospital in Albany Street

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, Regent's Park

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 as a site for his distillery. In 1840 he went into partnership with William Grimble in order to produce vinegar

Vinegar

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 from spirit left over from the manufacturing process. The site was in the NE corner of Cumberland Market

Cumberland Market

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