Paper manufacturer and Weslian preacher. Born Devon. Established a newsprint manufacturing company in Kent in 1894. By 1965 this had grown to be the Reed Group and in 1993 it merged to become Reed Elsivier. Died Woking.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Albert E. Reed
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Leysian Mission - Reed
{Either side of a cartouche/shield:} Mission founded 1887 Buildings erected 1...
Other Subjects
Sir Julian Stephen Alfred Hodge
Julian Stephen Alfred Hodge was born 15 October 1904 in Camberwell, the second of the seven children of Alfred Edward Hodge (1882-1950) and Jane Emily Hodge née Simcocks (1877-1946). His birth was ...
Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Emergency Services, Channel Islands, Wales
Finlays
From Finlays we learn that: James Finlay (d. 1790) began his career in Glasgow in the family textile business selling cotton goods. He moved into embroidered muslins and also manufacture. His son K...
Group, Commerce, Food & Drink, Gardens / Agriculture, Africa, Ceylon, Scotland
Worshipful Company of Fruiterers
1292 - first reference to ‘Free Fruiterers’. First charter in 1606. Their shield shows Adam and Eve with that first piece of fruit.
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