John Brinton
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John Brinton was an English carpet manufacturer and a Liberal
politician.
Brinton was born at Kidderminster
, the son of Henry Brinton a carpet manufacturer. He joined the family carpet manufacturing firm John Brinton & Co
as a partner in 1848. Brintons had a large factory at Stourport a town noted for its carpet manufacture. In time he became chairman of Brintons Ltd. He became J.P.
for Kidderminster in 1856 and was chairman of the Kidderminster School of Art from 1863 to 1869. In 1866 he was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour for France. Sometime before 1871 he purchased Moor Park at Stourport. There he carried out considerable alterations to the house and grounds, planting an avenue of trees from Lickhill Road to Bewdley Road (Avenue Road) and erecting three pairs of ornamental iron gates.
Brinton became a member of King Charles I School
Kidderminster School Board in 1871, remaining until 1888. He became J.P. for Worcestershire
in 1876. He was vice chairman of Board of Guardians to 1880 and chairman from 1880 to 1894. He was also chairman of the Carpet Manufacturers Association for 14 years.
Brinton was elected Member of Parliament for Kidderminster
in 1880 but accepted Chillten Hundreds next month because he was holding a government contract at the time. He was subsequently reelected without opposition and held the seat until 1886. In 1887 he presented Brinton Park to Borough of Kidderminster. He became High Sheriff of Worcestershire
in 1889 and was an Alderman of the County Council from 1890.
Brinton married four times and had fourteen children of whom eleven survived into adulthood . His first wife was Ann Oldham from Dublin whom he married on 1853. She died in 1863 having borne five children. He married Mary Chaytor of Limerick in 1865. They had another nine children. Their son Reginald Brinton
, who played cricket for Worcestershire
became chairman of Brintons on the death of his father in 1914. Another son Percival Brinton
also played cricket for Worcestershire. Mary Chator died in 1887 and John Brinton married Mary Allen (nee Gething)in 1891. After her death in 1903 he was married for the fourth time to Mary Eliza Fisher, in 1910.
Brinton died at Moor Park at the age of 87.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
Brinton was born at Kidderminster
Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a town, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre and approximately fifteen miles north of Worcester city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town...
, the son of Henry Brinton a carpet manufacturer. He joined the family carpet manufacturing firm John Brinton & Co
Brintons
Brintons is a British manufacturer of carpets. It was founded in 1783 by William Brinton at Hill Pool in Chaddesley, Kidderminster to manufacture spun yarns....
as a partner in 1848. Brintons had a large factory at Stourport a town noted for its carpet manufacture. In time he became chairman of Brintons Ltd. He became J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Kidderminster in 1856 and was chairman of the Kidderminster School of Art from 1863 to 1869. In 1866 he was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour for France. Sometime before 1871 he purchased Moor Park at Stourport. There he carried out considerable alterations to the house and grounds, planting an avenue of trees from Lickhill Road to Bewdley Road (Avenue Road) and erecting three pairs of ornamental iron gates.
Brinton became a member of King Charles I School
King Charles I School
King Charles I School is a voluntary controlled mixed school in the town of Kidderminster, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England.-Present Day and OFSTED:...
Kidderminster School Board in 1871, remaining until 1888. He became J.P. for Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
in 1876. He was vice chairman of Board of Guardians to 1880 and chairman from 1880 to 1894. He was also chairman of the Carpet Manufacturers Association for 14 years.
Brinton was elected Member of Parliament for Kidderminster
Kidderminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Kidderminster was a parliamentary constituency in Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-History:...
in 1880 but accepted Chillten Hundreds next month because he was holding a government contract at the time. He was subsequently reelected without opposition and held the seat until 1886. In 1887 he presented Brinton Park to Borough of Kidderminster. He became High Sheriff of Worcestershire
High Sheriff of Worcestershire
This is a list of Sheriff and since 1998 High Sheriffs of Worcestershire.The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1889 and was an Alderman of the County Council from 1890.
Brinton married four times and had fourteen children of whom eleven survived into adulthood . His first wife was Ann Oldham from Dublin whom he married on 1853. She died in 1863 having borne five children. He married Mary Chaytor of Limerick in 1865. They had another nine children. Their son Reginald Brinton
Reginald Brinton
Reginald Seymour Brinton was an English industrialist and cricketer, who played 13 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the early twentieth century....
, who played cricket for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
became chairman of Brintons on the death of his father in 1914. Another son Percival Brinton
Percival Brinton
Percival Robert Brinton was an English cricketer, who played one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford University in 1904...
also played cricket for Worcestershire. Mary Chator died in 1887 and John Brinton married Mary Allen (nee Gething)in 1891. After her death in 1903 he was married for the fourth time to Mary Eliza Fisher, in 1910.
Brinton died at Moor Park at the age of 87.