Arthur Brend Winterbotham (19 April 1838 – 8 September 1892) was an English cloth manufacturer and Liberal Party politician.
Winterbotham was the son of Lindsey Winterbotham and Sarah Ann née Page. His father was a banker of Stroud, Gloucestershire. He was educated at Amersham School and later moved to Cam, Gloucestershire, to partner with the woollen cloth manufacturer Thomas Hunt in Cam Mill (previously known as Corrietts Mill), forming in 1887 the firm Hunt & Winterbotham, which, at Winterbotham's direction, sold its goods directly to tailors. It merged in 1976 with two other such manufacturers, Hardy Minnis and Martin Sons & Co, to create Huddersfield Fine Worsteds, still a prominent manufacturer of fine textiles.[1][2][3]
Winterbotham built a house at Norman Hill, Dursley, Gloucestershire.[4] In 1885, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Cirencester. He held the seat until his death in 1892 aged 54.[5]
Winterbotham married Elizabeth Strachan in 1863 and had two sons, Arthur and Herbert. His brother Henry Selfe Page Winterbotham was also a Member of Parliament.
References
edit- ↑ "About: Huddersfield Fine Worsteds". A Hand Tailored Suit. Jonathan Haynes and David Haynes. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Heritage". Huddersfield Fine Worsteds. Huddersfield Fine Worsteds Ltd. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hunt and Winterbotham". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Grace's Guide Ltd. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
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