George Harold Winterbottom
British business magnate and gentleman farmer (1861–1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Harold Winterbottom was an Edwardian business magnate, who dominated global bookcloth manufacture for bookbinding, making him "...one of the wealthiest men of England".[1][2] Bookcloth took over from more expensive materials like silk and leather as the dominant hardcover bookbinding material in the early 19th century, revolutionising the manufacture and distribution of books.[3] Winterbottom seized the opportunity to effectively monopolise the production and supply of high quality bookcloth, which facilitated a country life for himself as a gentleman farmer and philanthropist.[4]
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George Harold Winterbottom JP | |
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Born | 1861 Bury, Greater Manchester England |
Died | 15 November 1934 |
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Louisa Elizabeth Ferguson "Minnie" (née Babb)
(m. 1891; died 1901)Georgina McLeod (m. 1913) |
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