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British businessman ( 1845-1921 ) Newton , as Sheriff of London ( 1889 ) Sir Alfred James Newton , 1st Baronet ( 18 November 1845 - 20 June 1921 ) was a British businessman .
He was involved with the stock market flotation of several large privately owned retail stores , including Harrods in 1889 and D H Evans in 1894 .
He became Lord Mayor of London in 1900 and helped establish the City of London Imperial Volunteers who fought in the Second Boer War in South Africa .
Mystery surrounds his death in 1921 from strychnine poisoning .
Early life Newton was born at Hull in 1845 to George Beeforth Newton of Kottington ( 1810-1889 ) and Helen Rowe ( 1813-1893 ) .
His father was connected with shipping and the holder of a Masters Certificate ; his grandfather had been involved with the whale fisheries industry .
His parents were married in Liverpool in 1834 and had four daughters and three sons .
Alfred Newton was their sixth child and youngest son .
Principia supporting the troops in Egypt
In 1865 , Newton was a grain and seed broker in High Street , Hull .
In the 1870s he was a yeast merchant in Burton-on-Trent with his father .
Later he was in partnership with his brothers , William and George Beeforth Newton Jr. , in a chandlery and shipping business called Newton Brothers of Burton on Trent and Hull .
In 1874 , they purchased a diving cutter and specialised in salvage , raising or breaking-up sunken ships that were a danger to navigation .
This sometimes involved the use of explosives , and there was at least one fatality when a diver working for them drowned in 1875 .
They expanded their fleet of ships , commissioning the 310 ft steamer Principia in 1881 for the India trade .
In 1882 the British Government leased this ship , with others that they owned , to transport troops and materiel to the conflict in Egypt .
This same year the partners opened a head office in the City of London at 19 Billiter Street .
New business interests
When his brother William died in 1886 aged 48 , Newton parted with the shipping business .
The partnership continued between his surviving brother George Beeforth Jr. , his father , and the manager William Holiday .
When the father died in 1889 the firm was renamed Newton Brothers and Holiday .
Following his withdrawal from the family business
Newton became involved with the stock market flotation of several private companies .
In 1886 , he was a director of the Norfolk and Suffolk Brewing Company ( Colchester Brewing Company ) , in 1887 director of the New Zealand Gold Extraction Company ( Newberry Vautin Process ) Ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the Gaiety Theatre .
He was chairman of The President Land and Exploration Company in 1889 and the same year appointed chairman of the board of Harrods Store , raising capital to buy the store from Charles Digby
Harrod for £100,000 .
In the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including D. H. Evans ( chairman ) , J. R. Roberts ’ Stores ( chairman ) , Crisp and Company of Holloway ( director ) and Paquin of Paris ( director ) .
Whilst chairman of Harrods he also oversaw the purchase of the departmental stores Dickins & Jones ( 1914 ) and Swan and Edgar ( 1920 ) .
Civic duty and controversy
During the 1890s he held posts as the master or three City of London Livery Companies .
These were the Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters ( 1895-96 ) , the Worshipful Company of Girdlers ( 1898-1900 ) and Worshipful Company of Fan Makers in 1899 .
In 1889 he was nominated and appointed the Sheriff of London and Middlesex ; in the following year he became Alderman of the Ward of Bassishaw , a Lieutenant of the City of London and in 1899 he became the Lord Mayor of London .
However , at the same time he came under scrutiny for a share flotation that he had been involved with concerning another store called Grice and Son of Clapham .
This business had been purchased by Industrial Contract Corporation ( Limited ) for the sum of £16,000 in about 1897 , and sold to another company with the same directors called the Auxiliary Stores for £48,000 ( equivalent to £6,560,000 in 2023 ) .
The directors for both these companies were Newton , Richard Burbidge , who was the general manager of Harrods , James Bailey , who was a director of Harrods and James Jackson , a director of J. R. Roberts ' Stores .
A merchant and banker named William Mendel was also a key player , holding the founders ' shares that gave him a controlling interest .
Attempts were made by these directors to wind-up the first company , but the shareholders were unhappy with the terms they were offered .
After threats of court action an agreement was reached between the parties .
This was not the end of the story ; the Lord Chief Justice , on being officially introduced to the newly appointed Lord Mayor Newton , publicly expressed his concern about his involvement with the Industrial Contract Corporation .
In order to allow a public examination of the matter , Newton instigated formal winding up proceedings to be heard before a Chancery judge .
In his summary at the end of the investigation , the judge said that the memorandum of the articles of association of the company were nothing short of a scandal .
Shareholders had not been made aware of the profit being taken by the directors and the holder of founders ' shares had the same rights of voting as the total number of shareholders .
City of London Imperial Volunteers
In October 1899 hostilities broke out in South Africa between the British and the South African Republic and the Orange Free State .
In December a proposal was put forward that the City of London should sponsor a volunteer troop of soldiers to take part in the conflict .
Lord Mayor Newton was approached by Colonel Boxall on the subject and within days he had reached agreement with various City livery companies , bankers , merchants and the Court of Common Council to support and fund the venture .
The troop was called the City of London Imperial Volunteers - CIV for short .
The first volunteers were registered at the Guild hall on 1 January 1900 and this contingent left for South Africa on 13 January from Southampton .
What made this speeding mobilisation possible was that the recruits were all members of the Metropolitan Volunteer Corp , part-time soldiers , recommended for their abilities by their respective commanding officers .
Every member of the corp received the freedom of the City of London .
Baronetcy
Coat of arms of Sir Alfred James Newton as Governor of the Irish Society in a memorial window of the Irish Society , erected at its tercentenary 1613-1913 in the Coleraine Town Hall .
Blazon : Azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
In May 1900 Queen Victoria visited the City of London and afterwards conferred a Baronetcy on Newton .
He became 1st Baronet Newton , of The Wood , Sydenham Hill , Lewisham , Kent and Kottingham House , Burton-on-Trent , co .
Stafford .
In 1906 he was made Governor of The Honourable The Irish Society and continued in this role until 1921 .
In his role as the Lord Mayor of London , Newton was asked to nominate individuals to fill vacancies in the Lieutenancy of The City of London .
Two of those he put forward were his brother-in-law , Alfred Durant Watson , and his uncle , George Lord Beeforth , who had been a publisher in London ( Fairless & Beeforth ) , a co-founder of the Doré Gallery and in 1894 the Mayor of Scarborough , Yorkshire .
Sylvia Pankhurst Newton was a magistrate by virtue of being an Alderman of the City of London .
He sat on the bench of the courts in the Guildhall and Mansion House .
It was there on 20 October 1920 that Sylvia Pankhurst , a suffragette and editor of the newspaper The Workers Dreadnought , appeared before him accused of sedition .
This was due to four articles published in her paper .
She defended herself but was found guilty and sentenced by Newton to six months in the second division .
Death Newton died at Harrods in 1921 .
He had travelled from home in an automobile with his wife on their way to the store .
When they arrived , Newton had a seizure and fell back into his seat next to his wife .
A doctor was called but Newton had died .
It later transpired that there was a high dosage of strychnine in his indigestion medicine , enough to kill a large number of people .
The medicine had been made up on prescription by the Harrods pharmacist .
At the inquest she described her working methods and precautions with poison , saying that it would not have been possible for Newton 's medication to have become contaminated with strychnine in the pharmacy .
Newton had complained that this new bottle of medicine had tasted very bitter so it seems unlikely that it was self-administered .
The doctor who conducted the post-mortem said at the inquest that Newton 's heart was in a poor condition and he would not have lived much longer , although the strychnine had contributed to the death .
The jury returned a verdict that death was due to heart failure .
Family Newton married Elizabeth ( Lily ) Jane Watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of Sarah and Joseph Watson who was a yeast merchant living in Mitcham , Surrey .
Lily and Alfred Newton had two children , Sir Harry Kottingham Newton , 2nd Baronet ( 1875-1951 ) and Muriel Prudhoe Newton ( 1878-1975 ) , who married in 1902 George Parsons .
His great-grandson , the Rev.
Sir George Peter Howgill Newton , the 4th baronet ( born 1962 ) , is the vicar of Holy Trinity church in Aldershot .


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british [UNKNOWN] businessman [PERSON] ( 1845-1921 ) newton [PERSON] , as sheriff [PERSON] of london [PLACE] ( 1889 ) sir alfred james newton [PERSON] , 1st baronet [PERSON] ( 18 november [PERIOD] 1845 - 20 june [PERIOD] 1921 ) was a british [UNKNOWN] businessman [PERSON] . he was involved with the stock market flotation [PERSON] of several large privately owned retail stores [HEAD] , including harrods [PLACE] in 1889 and d h evans [PERSON] in 1894 . he became lord mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of london [PLACE] in 1900 and helped establish the city [PLACE] of london imperial volunteers [PERSON] who fought in the second boer war [EVENT] in south africa [PLACE] . mystery [PERSON] surrounds his death [EVENT] in 1921 from strychnine [UNKNOWN] poisoning [BODY] . early life newton [PERSON] was born at hull [PLACE] in 1845 to george beeforth [UNKNOWN] newton [PERSON] of kottington [PLACE] ( 1810-1889 ) and helen rowe [PERSON] ( 1813-1893 ) . his father [PERSON] was connected with shipping [SHIP] and the holder [CONCEPT] of a masters certificate [REQUEST] ; his grandfather [PERSON] had been involved with the whale fisheries industry [INSTITUTION] . his parents [PERSON] were married in liverpool [PLACE] in 1834 and had four daughters [PERSON] and three sons [PERSON] . alfred newton [PERSON] was their sixth child [PERSON] and youngest son [PERSON] . principia [UNKNOWN] supporting the troops [HUMAN GROUP] in egypt [PLACE] in 1865 , newton [PERSON] was a grain [QUANTITY] and seed broker [PERSON] in high street [PLACE] , hull [PLACE] . in the 1870s he was a yeast merchant [PERSON] in burton-on-trent with his father [PERSON] . later he was in partnership [PERIOD] with his brothers [PERSON] , william [PERSON] and george beeforth [UNKNOWN] newton [PERSON] jr. , in a chandlery [UNKNOWN] and shipping [SHIP] business [STATE] called newton brothers [PERSON] of burton on trent [PERSON] and hull [PLACE] . in 1874 , they purchased a diving cutter [PERSON] and specialised in salvage [SHIP] , raising [PERSON] or breaking-up sunken ships [SHIP] that were a danger [AMOUNT] to navigation [PERSON] . this sometimes involved the use [USE] of explosives [SPEECH] , and there was at least one fatality [TENDENCY] when a diver [PERSON] working for them drowned in 1875 . they expanded their fleet [PERSON] of ships [SHIP] , commissioning the 310 ft steamer principia [UNKNOWN] in 1881 for the india trade [PLACE] . in 1882 the british government [GOVERNMENT] leased this ship [SHIP] , with others [UNKNOWN] that they owned , to transport troops [HUMAN GROUP] and materiel [FORCE] to the conflict [EVENT] in egypt [PLACE] . this same year [PERIOD] the partners [WOOD] opened a head office [PLACE] in the city [PLACE] of london [PLACE] at 19 billiter street [PLACE] . new business interests [UNKNOWN] when his brother william [PERSON] died in 1886 aged 48 , newton [PERSON] parted with the shipping [SHIP] business [STATE] . the partnership [PERIOD] continued between his surviving brother george beeforth [UNKNOWN] jr. , his father [PERSON] , and the manager william [PERSON] holiday [PERSON] . when the father [PERSON] died in 1889 the firm [INSTITUTION] was renamed newton brothers [PERSON] and holiday [PERSON] . following his withdrawal [QUANTITY] from the family business [STATE] newton [PERSON] became involved with the stock market flotation [PERSON] of several private companies [PERSON] . in 1886 , he was a director [PERSON] of the norfolk [PLACE] and suffolk brewing company [INSTITUTION] ( colchester brewing company [INSTITUTION] ) , in 1887 director [PERSON] of the new zealand gold extraction company [INSTITUTION] ( newberry vautin process [PROCESS] ) ltd [UNKNOWN] . , and in 1888 the chairman [HEAD] of the gaiety theatre [THEATER] . he was chairman [HEAD] of the president land [LAND] and exploration company [INSTITUTION] in 1889 and the same year [PERIOD] appointed chairman [HEAD] of the board [NUMBER] of harrods store [HEAD] , raising [PERSON] capital [PLACE] to buy the store [HEAD] from charles digby harrod for £100,000 . in the next decade [PERIOD] several other departmental stores [HEAD] followed suit [ACTION] with his involvement [ACT] including d. h. evans [PERSON] ( chairman [HEAD] ) , j. r. roberts [PERSON] stores [HEAD] ( chairman [HEAD] ) , crisp [ARTIFACT] and company [INSTITUTION] of holloway [PERSON] ( director [PERSON] ) and paquin [PERSON] of paris [PLACE] ( director [PERSON] ) . whilst chairman [HEAD] of harrods [PLACE] he also oversaw the purchase [PERSON] of the departmental stores [HEAD] dickins & jones [PERSON] ( 1914 ) and swan [PERSON] and edgar [PERSON] ( 1920 ) . civic duty [ATTITUDE] and controversy [UNKNOWN] during the 1890s he held posts [UNKNOWN] as the master [PERSON] or three city [PLACE] of london livery companies [PERSON] . these were the worshipful company [INSTITUTION] of framework knitters [UNKNOWN] ( 1895-96 ) , the worshipful company [INSTITUTION] of girdlers [UNKNOWN] ( 1898-1900 ) and worshipful company [INSTITUTION] of fan makers [PERSON] in 1899 . in 1889 he was nominated and appointed the sheriff [PERSON] of london [PLACE] and middlesex [PLACE] ; in the following year [PERIOD] he became alderman [PERSON] of the ward [PERSON] of bassishaw [UNKNOWN] , a lieutenant [PERSON] of the city [PLACE] of london [PLACE] and in 1899 he became the lord mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of london [PLACE] . however , at the same time [PERIOD] he came under scrutiny [ACT] for a share flotation [PROCESS] that he had been involved with concerning another store [HEAD] called grice [PERSON] and son [PERSON] of clapham [PERSON] . this business [STATE] had been purchased by industrial contract corporation [INSTITUTION] ( limited [ACT] ) for the sum [PERSON] of £16,000 in about 1897 , and sold to another company [INSTITUTION] with the same directors [PERSON] called the auxiliary stores [HEAD] for £48,000 ( equivalent [ABSTRACT ENTITY] to £6,560,000 in 2023 ) . the directors [PERSON] for both these companies [PERSON] were newton [PERSON] , richard burbidge [PERSON] , who was the general manager [PERSON] of harrods [PLACE] , james bailey [PERSON] , who was a director [PERSON] of harrods [PLACE] and james jackson [PERSON] , a director [PERSON] of j. r. roberts [PERSON] ' stores [HEAD] . a merchant [PERSON] and banker [PERSON] named william mendel [PERSON] was also a key player [PERSON] , holding the founders [PERSON] ' shares [ACTION] that gave him a controlling interest [ACT] . attempts [ACTION] were made by these directors [PERSON] to wind-up the first company [INSTITUTION] , but the shareholders [PERSON] were unhappy with the terms [TERM] they were offered . after threats [PERSON] of court action [ACTION] an agreement [AGREEMENT] was reached between the parties [FORCE] . this was not the end [UNKNOWN] of the story [PERSON] ; the lord chief [PERSON] justice [PERSON] , on being officially introduced to the newly appointed lord mayor [HUMAN ROLE] newton [PERSON] , publicly expressed his concern [PERSON] about his involvement [ACT] with the industrial contract corporation [INSTITUTION] . in order [RELATIONSHIP] to allow a public examination [GROUP] of the matter [PERSON] , newton [PERSON] instigated formal winding up proceedings [ACTION] to be heard before a chancery judge [PERSON] . in his summary [DOCUMENT PART] at the end [UNKNOWN] of the investigation [INVESTIGATION] , the judge [PERSON] said that the memorandum [NUMBER] of the articles [ARTICLE] of association [INSTITUTION] of the company [INSTITUTION] were nothing [PERSON] short [PERMISSION] of a scandal [INJURY] . shareholders [PERSON] had not been made aware of the profit [AMOUNT] being taken by the directors [PERSON] and the holder [CONCEPT] of founders [PERSON] ' shares [ACTION] had the same rights [UNKNOWN] of voting as the total number [NUMBER] of shareholders [PERSON] . city [PLACE] of london imperial volunteers [PERSON] in october [PERIOD] 1899 hostilities broke out in south africa [PLACE] between the british [UNKNOWN] and the south african republic [PLACE] and the orange free state [STATE] . in december [PERIOD] a proposal [ABSTRACT ENTITY] was put forward that the city [PLACE] of london [PLACE] should sponsor a volunteer troop [EVENT] of soldiers [UNKNOWN] to take part in the conflict [EVENT] . lord mayor [HUMAN ROLE] newton [PERSON] was approached by colonel boxall [PERSON] on the subject [ABILITY] and within days [PERIOD] he had reached agreement [AGREEMENT] with various city livery companies [PERSON] , bankers [PERSON] , merchants [PERSON] and the court [EVENT] of common council [HUMAN GROUP] to support and fund the venture [PERSON] . the troop [EVENT] was called the city [PLACE] of london imperial volunteers [PERSON] - civ [UNKNOWN] for short [PERMISSION] . the first volunteers [PERSON] were registered at the guild hall [PLACE] on 1 january [PERIOD] 1900 and this contingent left [UNKNOWN] for south africa [PLACE] on 13 january [PERIOD] from southampton [PLACE] . what made this speeding mobilisation [ACT] possible was that the recruits [PERSON] were all members [CONCEPT] of the metropolitan volunteer corp [PERSON] , part-time soldiers [UNKNOWN] , recommended for their abilities [ABILITY] by their respective commanding officers [TERM] . every member [PERSON] of the corp [PERSON] received the freedom [PERSON] of the city [PLACE] of london [PLACE] . baronetcy [UNKNOWN] coat of arms [PERSON] of sir alfred james newton [PERSON] as governor [PERSON] of the irish society [INSTITUTION] in a memorial window [PERIOD] of the irish society [INSTITUTION] , erected at its tercentenary [UNKNOWN] 1613-1913 in the coleraine town hall [PLACE] . blazon [LANGUAGE] : azure [PERSON] , two shin-bones in saltire [UNKNOWN] , the sinister [UNKNOWN] surmounted of the dexter [PERSON] or , between as many roses [PERSON] in fesse argent [PERSON] , barbed [UNKNOWN] and seeded proper , on a chief [PERSON] of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last [UNKNOWN] . in may 1900 queen victoria visited the city [PLACE] of london [PLACE] and afterwards conferred a baronetcy [UNKNOWN] on newton [PERSON] . he became 1st baronet newton [PERSON] , of the wood [WOOD] , sydenham hill [HILL] , lewisham [UNKNOWN] , kent [PLACE] and kottingham house [PLACE] , burton-on-trent , co . stafford [PERSON] . in 1906 he was made governor [PERSON] of the honourable the irish society [INSTITUTION] and continued in this role [ROLE] until 1921 . in his role [ROLE] as the lord mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of london [PLACE] , newton [PERSON] was asked to nominate individuals [EVENT] to fill vacancies [QUANTITY] in the lieutenancy [PROPERTY] of the city [PLACE] of london [PLACE] . two of those he put forward were his brother-in-law , alfred durant watson [PERSON] , and his uncle [PERSON] , george lord beeforth [UNKNOWN] , who had been a publisher [PERSON] in london [PLACE] ( fairless & beeforth [UNKNOWN] ) , a co-founder of the doré gallery [SET] and in 1894 the mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of scarborough [PERSON] , yorkshire [PLACE] . sylvia pankhurst newton [PERSON] was a magistrate [UNKNOWN] by virtue [PERSON] of being an alderman [PERSON] of the city [PLACE] of london [PLACE] . he sat on the bench [WEAPON] of the courts [EVENT] in the guildhall [ROOM] and mansion house [PLACE] . it was there on 20 october [PERIOD] 1920 that sylvia pankhurst [PERSON] , a suffragette [PERSON] and editor [PROGRAM] of the newspaper [SPEECH ACT] the workers [UNKNOWN] dreadnought , appeared before him accused of sedition [STATE] . this was due to four articles [ARTICLE] published in her paper [RESOURCE] . she defended herself but was found guilty [DECISION] and sentenced by newton [PERSON] to six months [PERIOD] in the second division [PERSON] . death newton [PERSON] died at harrods [PLACE] in 1921 . he had travelled from home [PLACE] in an automobile [ABSTRACT ENTITY] with his wife [PERSON] on their way [UNKNOWN] to the store [HEAD] . when they arrived , newton [PERSON] had a seizure [CONDITION] and fell back into his seat [ABSTRACT ENTITY] next to his wife [PERSON] . a doctor [PERSON] was called but newton [PERSON] had died . it later transpired that there was a high dosage [ARRANGEMENT] of strychnine [UNKNOWN] in his indigestion medicine [PERSON] , enough to kill a large number [NUMBER] of people [HUMAN GROUP] . the medicine [PERSON] had been made up on prescription [STUDY] by the harrods pharmacist [PLACE] . at the inquest [INVESTIGATION] she described her working methods [PROCESS] and precautions [QUALITY] with poison [SUBSTANCE] , saying that it would not have been possible for newton [PERSON] 's medication [STUDY] to have become contaminated with strychnine [UNKNOWN] in the pharmacy [ROLE] . newton [PERSON] had complained that this new bottle [CONTAINER] of medicine [PERSON] had tasted very bitter so it seems unlikely that it was self-administered . the doctor [PERSON] who conducted the post-mortem said at the inquest [INVESTIGATION] that newton [PERSON] 's heart [FORCE] was in a poor condition [CONDITION] and he would not have lived much longer , although the strychnine [UNKNOWN] had contributed to the death [EVENT] . the jury [PERSON] returned a verdict [CONCLUSION] that death [EVENT] was due to heart [FORCE] failure [STATE] . family newton [PERSON] married elizabeth [PERSON] ( lily [PERSON] ) jane watson [PERSON] ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter [PERSON] of sarah [PERSON] and joseph watson [PERSON] who was a yeast merchant [PERSON] living in mitcham [PERSON] , surrey [PERSON] . lily [PERSON] and alfred newton [PERSON] had two children [PERSON] , sir harry kottingham newton [PERSON] , 2nd baronet [PERSON] ( 1875-1951 ) and muriel prudhoe newton [PERSON] ( 1878-1975 ) , who married in 1902 george parsons [PERSON] . his great-grandson , the rev. sir george peter howgill newton [PERSON] , the 4th baronet [PERSON] ( born 1962 ) , is the vicar [PERSON] of holy trinity church [PERSON] in aldershot [UNKNOWN] .

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2newton13PERSON british businessman ( 1845-1921 ) newton , as sheriff of london ( 1889 ) sir alfred james newton , 1st baronet ( 18 november 1845 - 20 june 1921 ) was a british businessman .
3city11PLACE he became lord mayor of london in 1900 and helped establish the city of london imperial volunteers who fought in the second boer war in south africa .
4chairman6HEAD in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
5director6PERSON in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
6harrods5PLACE he was involved with the stock market flotation of several large privately owned retail stores , including harrods in 1889 and d h evans in 1894 .
7father4PERSON his father was connected with shipping and the holder of a masters certificate ; his grandfather had been involved with the whale fisheries industry .
8directors4PERSON this business had been purchased by industrial contract corporation ( limited ) for the sum of £16,000 in about 1897 , and sold to another company with the same directors called the auxiliary stores for £48,000 ( equivalent to £6,560,000 in 2023 ) .
9company4INSTITUTION in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
10year3PERIOD this same year the partners opened a head office in the city of london at 19 billiter street .
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13shareholders3PERSON attempts were made by these directors to wind-up the first company , but the shareholders were unhappy with the terms they were offered .
14death3EVENT mystery surrounds his death in 1921 from strychnine poisoning .
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16lord mayor3HUMAN ROLE he became lord mayor of london in 1900 and helped establish the city of london imperial volunteers who fought in the second boer war in south africa .
17strychnine3UNKNOWN mystery surrounds his death in 1921 from strychnine poisoning .
18business3STATE later he was in partnership with his brothers , william and george beeforth newton jr. , in a chandlery and shipping business called newton brothers of burton on trent and hull .
19london imperial volunteers3PLACE he became lord mayor of london in 1900 and helped establish the city of london imperial volunteers who fought in the second boer war in south africa .
20hull3PLACE early life newton was born at hull in 1845 to george beeforth newton of kottington ( 1810-1889 ) and helen rowe ( 1813-1893 ) .
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22baronet3PERSON british businessman ( 1845-1921 ) newton , as sheriff of london ( 1889 ) sir alfred james newton , 1st baronet ( 18 november 1845 - 20 june 1921 ) was a british businessman .
23wife2PERSON he had travelled from home in an automobile with his wife on their way to the store .
24egypt2PLACE principia supporting the troops in egypt
25articles2ARTICLE in his summary at the end of the investigation , the judge said that the memorandum of the articles of association of the company were nothing short of a scandal .
26irish society2INSTITUTION coat of arms of sir alfred james newton as governor of the irish society in a memorial window of the irish society , erected at its tercentenary 1613-1913 in the coleraine town hall .
27medicine2PERSON it later transpired that there was a high dosage of strychnine in his indigestion medicine , enough to kill a large number of people .
28role2ROLE in 1906 he was made governor of the honourable the irish society and continued in this role until 1921 .
29january2PERIOD the first volunteers were registered at the guild hall on 1 january 1900 and this contingent left for south africa on 13 january from southampton .
30industrial contract corporation2INSTITUTION this business had been purchased by industrial contract corporation ( limited ) for the sum of £16,000 in about 1897 , and sold to another company with the same directors called the auxiliary stores for £48,000 ( equivalent to £6,560,000 in 2023 ) .
31soldiers2UNKNOWN in december a proposal was put forward that the city of london should sponsor a volunteer troop of soldiers to take part in the conflict .
32doctor2PERSON a doctor was called but newton had died .
33stock market flotation2PERSON he was involved with the stock market flotation of several large privately owned retail stores , including harrods in 1889 and d h evans in 1894 .
34son2PERSON alfred newton was their sixth child and youngest son .
35end2UNKNOWN this was not the end of the story ; the lord chief justice , on being officially introduced to the newly appointed lord mayor newton , publicly expressed his concern about his involvement with the industrial contract corporation .
36stores2HEAD he was involved with the stock market flotation of several large privately owned retail stores , including harrods in 1889 and d h evans in 1894 .
37agreement2AGREEMENT after threats of court action an agreement was reached between the parties .
38newton brothers2PERSON later he was in partnership with his brothers , william and george beeforth newton jr. , in a chandlery and shipping business called newton brothers of burton on trent and hull .
39sheriff2PERSON british businessman ( 1845-1921 ) newton , as sheriff of london ( 1889 ) sir alfred james newton , 1st baronet ( 18 november 1845 - 20 june 1921 ) was a british businessman .
40sir alfred james newton2PERSON british businessman ( 1845-1921 ) newton , as sheriff of london ( 1889 ) sir alfred james newton , 1st baronet ( 18 november 1845 - 20 june 1921 ) was a british businessman .
41j. r. roberts2PERSON in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
42companies2PERSON newton became involved with the stock market flotation of several private companies .
43burton on trent2PERSON later he was in partnership with his brothers , william and george beeforth newton jr. , in a chandlery and shipping business called newton brothers of burton on trent and hull .
44businessman2PERSON british businessman ( 1845-1921 ) newton , as sheriff of london ( 1889 ) sir alfred james newton , 1st baronet ( 18 november 1845 - 20 june 1921 ) was a british businessman .
45number2NUMBER shareholders had not been made aware of the profit being taken by the directors and the holder of founders ' shares had the same rights of voting as the total number of shareholders .
46troops2HUMAN GROUP principia supporting the troops in egypt
47conflict2EVENT in 1882 the british government leased this ship , with others that they owned , to transport troops and materiel to the conflict in egypt .
48principia2UNKNOWN principia supporting the troops in egypt
49shares2ACTION a merchant and banker named william mendel was also a key player , holding the founders ' shares that gave him a controlling interest .
50founders2PERSON a merchant and banker named william mendel was also a key player , holding the founders ' shares that gave him a controlling interest .
51judge2PERSON in order to allow a public examination of the matter , newton instigated formal winding up proceedings to be heard before a chancery judge .
52alderman2PERSON in 1889 he was nominated and appointed the sheriff of london and middlesex ; in the following year he became alderman of the ward of bassishaw , a lieutenant of the city of london and in 1899 he became the lord mayor of london .
53involvement2ACT in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
54governor2PERSON coat of arms of sir alfred james newton as governor of the irish society in a memorial window of the irish society , erected at its tercentenary 1613-1913 in the coleraine town hall .
55alfred newton2PERSON alfred newton was their sixth child and youngest son .
56lord mayor newton2PERSON this was not the end of the story ; the lord chief justice , on being officially introduced to the newly appointed lord mayor newton , publicly expressed his concern about his involvement with the industrial contract corporation .
57holder2CONCEPT his father was connected with shipping and the holder of a masters certificate ; his grandfather had been involved with the whale fisheries industry .
58partnership2PERIOD later he was in partnership with his brothers , william and george beeforth newton jr. , in a chandlery and shipping business called newton brothers of burton on trent and hull .
59inquest2INVESTIGATION at the inquest she described her working methods and precautions with poison , saying that it would not have been possible for newton 's medication to have become contaminated with strychnine in the pharmacy .
60colchester brewing company1INSTITUTION in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
61baronetcy coat1SCORE
62fan makers1PERSON these were the worshipful company of framework knitters ( 1895-96 ) , the worshipful company of girdlers ( 1898-1900 ) and worshipful company of fan makers in 1899 .
63sarah1PERSON family newton married elizabeth ( lily ) jane watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of sarah and joseph watson who was a yeast merchant living in mitcham , surrey .
64aldershot1UNKNOWN sir george peter howgill newton , the 4th baronet ( born 1962 ) , is the vicar of holy trinity church in aldershot .
65sixth child1PERSON alfred newton was their sixth child and youngest son .
66mansion house1PLACE he sat on the bench of the courts in the guildhall and mansion house .
67danger1AMOUNT in 1874 , they purchased a diving cutter and specialised in salvage , raising or breaking-up sunken ships that were a danger to navigation .
68paper1RESOURCE this was due to four articles published in her paper .
69automobile1ABSTRACT ENTITY he had travelled from home in an automobile with his wife on their way to the store .
70parents1PERSON his parents were married in liverpool in 1834 and had four daughters and three sons .
71george parsons1PERSON lily and alfred newton had two children , sir harry kottingham newton , 2nd baronet ( 1875-1951 ) and muriel prudhoe newton ( 1878-1975 ) , who married in 1902 george parsons .
72mystery1PERSON mystery surrounds his death in 1921 from strychnine poisoning .
73charles digby harrod1PERSON
74posts1UNKNOWN during the 1890s he held posts as the master or three city of london livery companies .
75president land1LAND he was chairman of the president land and exploration company in 1889 and the same year appointed chairman of the board of harrods store , raising capital to buy the store from charles digby
76muriel prudhoe newton1PERSON lily and alfred newton had two children , sir harry kottingham newton , 2nd baronet ( 1875-1951 ) and muriel prudhoe newton ( 1878-1975 ) , who married in 1902 george parsons .
77use1USE this sometimes involved the use of explosives , and there was at least one fatality when a diver working for them drowned in 1875 .
78manager1PERSON the partnership continued between his surviving brother george beeforth jr. , his father , and the manager william holiday .
79co founder1PERSON
80chandlery1UNKNOWN later he was in partnership with his brothers , william and george beeforth newton jr. , in a chandlery and shipping business called newton brothers of burton on trent and hull .
81association1INSTITUTION in his summary at the end of the investigation , the judge said that the memorandum of the articles of association of the company were nothing short of a scandal .
82mobilisation1ACT what made this speeding mobilisation possible was that the recruits were all members of the metropolitan volunteer corp , part-time soldiers , recommended for their abilities by their respective commanding officers .
83order1RELATIONSHIP in order to allow a public examination of the matter , newton instigated formal winding up proceedings to be heard before a chancery judge .
84holiday1PERSON the partnership continued between his surviving brother george beeforth jr. , his father , and the manager william holiday .
85post mortem1UNKNOWN
86holy trinity church1PERSON sir george peter howgill newton , the 4th baronet ( born 1962 ) , is the vicar of holy trinity church in aldershot .
87freedom1PERSON every member of the corp received the freedom of the city of london .
88tercentenary1UNKNOWN coat of arms of sir alfred james newton as governor of the irish society in a memorial window of the irish society , erected at its tercentenary 1613-1913 in the coleraine town hall .
89nothing1PERSON in his summary at the end of the investigation , the judge said that the memorandum of the articles of association of the company were nothing short of a scandal .
90story1PERSON this was not the end of the story ; the lord chief justice , on being officially introduced to the newly appointed lord mayor newton , publicly expressed his concern about his involvement with the industrial contract corporation .
91bottle1CONTAINER newton had complained that this new bottle of medicine had tasted very bitter so it seems unlikely that it was self-administered .
92lieutenant1PERSON in 1889 he was nominated and appointed the sheriff of london and middlesex ; in the following year he became alderman of the ward of bassishaw , a lieutenant of the city of london and in 1899 he became the lord mayor of london .
93great grandson1PERSON
94london livery companies1PLACE during the 1890s he held posts as the master or three city of london livery companies .
95withdrawal1QUANTITY following his withdrawal from the family business
96workers1UNKNOWN it was there on 20 october 1920 that sylvia pankhurst , a suffragette and editor of the newspaper the workers dreadnought , appeared before him accused of sedition .
97members1CONCEPT what made this speeding mobilisation possible was that the recruits were all members of the metropolitan volunteer corp , part-time soldiers , recommended for their abilities by their respective commanding officers .
98norfolk1PLACE in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
99left1UNKNOWN the first volunteers were registered at the guild hall on 1 january 1900 and this contingent left for south africa on 13 january from southampton .
100share flotation1PROCESS however , at the same time he came under scrutiny for a share flotation that he had been involved with concerning another store called grice and son of clapham .
101sinister1UNKNOWN blazon : azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
102ships1SHIP in 1874 , they purchased a diving cutter and specialised in salvage , raising or breaking-up sunken ships that were a danger to navigation .
103purchase1PERSON whilst chairman of harrods he also oversaw the purchase of the departmental stores dickins & jones ( 1914 ) and swan and edgar ( 1920 ) .
104banker1PERSON a merchant and banker named william mendel was also a key player , holding the founders ' shares that gave him a controlling interest .
105fisheries industry1INSTITUTION his father was connected with shipping and the holder of a masters certificate ; his grandfather had been involved with the whale fisheries industry .
106board1NUMBER he was chairman of the president land and exploration company in 1889 and the same year appointed chairman of the board of harrods store , raising capital to buy the store from charles digby
107seat1ABSTRACT ENTITY when they arrived , newton had a seizure and fell back into his seat next to his wife .
108saltire1UNKNOWN blazon : azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
109lord chief justice1PERSON this was not the end of the story ; the lord chief justice , on being officially introduced to the newly appointed lord mayor newton , publicly expressed his concern about his involvement with the industrial contract corporation .
110azure1PERSON blazon : azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
111october1PERIOD in october 1899 hostilities broke out in south africa between the british and the south african republic and the orange free state .
112sedition1STATE it was there on 20 october 1920 that sylvia pankhurst , a suffragette and editor of the newspaper the workers dreadnought , appeared before him accused of sedition .
113vicar1PERSON sir george peter howgill newton , the 4th baronet ( born 1962 ) , is the vicar of holy trinity church in aldershot .
114sir harry kottingham newton1PERSON lily and alfred newton had two children , sir harry kottingham newton , 2nd baronet ( 1875-1951 ) and muriel prudhoe newton ( 1878-1975 ) , who married in 1902 george parsons .
115parties1FORCE after threats of court action an agreement was reached between the parties .
116baronetcy1UNKNOWN baronetcy
117william mendel1PERSON a merchant and banker named william mendel was also a key player , holding the founders ' shares that gave him a controlling interest .
118shipping1SHIP his father was connected with shipping and the holder of a masters certificate ; his grandfather had been involved with the whale fisheries industry .
119brothers1PERSON later he was in partnership with his brothers , william and george beeforth newton jr. , in a chandlery and shipping business called newton brothers of burton on trent and hull .
120home1PLACE he had travelled from home in an automobile with his wife on their way to the store .
121proposal1ABSTRACT ENTITY in december a proposal was put forward that the city of london should sponsor a volunteer troop of soldiers to take part in the conflict .
122grain1QUANTITY in 1865 , newton was a grain and seed broker in high street , hull .
123sum1PERSON this business had been purchased by industrial contract corporation ( limited ) for the sum of £16,000 in about 1897 , and sold to another company with the same directors called the auxiliary stores for £48,000 ( equivalent to £6,560,000 in 2023 ) .
124south african republic1PLACE in october 1899 hostilities broke out in south africa between the british and the south african republic and the orange free state .
125player1PERSON a merchant and banker named william mendel was also a key player , holding the founders ' shares that gave him a controlling interest .
126master1PERSON during the 1890s he held posts as the master or three city of london livery companies .
127diver1PERSON this sometimes involved the use of explosives , and there was at least one fatality when a diver working for them drowned in 1875 .
128suit1ACTION in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
129stafford1PERSON stafford .
130daughter1PERSON family newton married elizabeth ( lily ) jane watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of sarah and joseph watson who was a yeast merchant living in mitcham , surrey .
131chief1PERSON this was not the end of the story ; the lord chief justice , on being officially introduced to the newly appointed lord mayor newton , publicly expressed his concern about his involvement with the industrial contract corporation .
132examination1GROUP in order to allow a public examination of the matter , newton instigated formal winding up proceedings to be heard before a chancery judge .
133volunteer troop1EVENT in december a proposal was put forward that the city of london should sponsor a volunteer troop of soldiers to take part in the conflict .
134burton1PERSON in the 1870s he was a yeast merchant in burton on-trent with his father .
135british1UNKNOWN british businessman ( 1845-1921 ) newton , as sheriff of london ( 1889 ) sir alfred james newton , 1st baronet ( 18 november 1845 - 20 june 1921 ) was a british businessman .
136surrey1PERSON family newton married elizabeth ( lily ) jane watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of sarah and joseph watson who was a yeast merchant living in mitcham , surrey .
137paquin1PERSON in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
138jones1PERSON whilst chairman of harrods he also oversaw the purchase of the departmental stores dickins & jones ( 1914 ) and swan and edgar ( 1920 ) .
139rev. sir george peter howgill newton1PERSON
140exploration company1INSTITUTION he was chairman of the president land and exploration company in 1889 and the same year appointed chairman of the board of harrods store , raising capital to buy the store from charles digby
141wood1WOOD he became 1st baronet newton , of the wood , sydenham hill , lewisham , kent and kottingham house , burton-on-trent , co .
142may queen victoria1PERSON
143summary1DOCUMENT PART in his summary at the end of the investigation , the judge said that the memorandum of the articles of association of the company were nothing short of a scandal .
144ward1PERSON in 1889 he was nominated and appointed the sheriff of london and middlesex ; in the following year he became alderman of the ward of bassishaw , a lieutenant of the city of london and in 1899 he became the lord mayor of london .
145children1PERSON lily and alfred newton had two children , sir harry kottingham newton , 2nd baronet ( 1875-1951 ) and muriel prudhoe newton ( 1878-1975 ) , who married in 1902 george parsons .
146common council1HUMAN GROUP lord mayor newton was approached by colonel boxall on the subject and within days he had reached agreement with various city livery companies , bankers , merchants and the court of common council to support and fund the venture .
147newberry vautin process1PROCESS in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
148ltd1UNKNOWN in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
149fleet1PERSON they expanded their fleet of ships , commissioning the 310 ft steamer principia in 1881 for the india trade .
150stores dickins1PERSON whilst chairman of harrods he also oversaw the purchase of the departmental stores dickins & jones ( 1914 ) and swan and edgar ( 1920 ) .
151helen rowe1PERSON early life newton was born at hull in 1845 to george beeforth newton of kottington ( 1810-1889 ) and helen rowe ( 1813-1893 ) .
152recruits1PERSON what made this speeding mobilisation possible was that the recruits were all members of the metropolitan volunteer corp , part-time soldiers , recommended for their abilities by their respective commanding officers .
153elizabeth1PERSON family newton married elizabeth ( lily ) jane watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of sarah and joseph watson who was a yeast merchant living in mitcham , surrey .
154harrods store1PLACE he was chairman of the president land and exploration company in 1889 and the same year appointed chairman of the board of harrods store , raising capital to buy the store from charles digby
155publisher1PERSON two of those he put forward were his brother-in-law , alfred durant watson , and his uncle , george lord beeforth , who had been a publisher in london ( fairless & beeforth ) , a co-founder of the doré gallery and in 1894 the mayor of scarborough , yorkshire .
156individuals1EVENT in his role as the lord mayor of london , newton was asked to nominate individuals to fill vacancies in the lieutenancy of the city of london .
157doré gallery1SET two of those he put forward were his brother-in-law , alfred durant watson , and his uncle , george lord beeforth , who had been a publisher in london ( fairless & beeforth ) , a co-founder of the doré gallery and in 1894 the mayor of scarborough , yorkshire .
158shin bones1PERSON
159division1PERSON she defended herself but was found guilty and sentenced by newton to six months in the second division .
160venture1PERSON lord mayor newton was approached by colonel boxall on the subject and within days he had reached agreement with various city livery companies , bankers , merchants and the court of common council to support and fund the venture .
161decade1PERIOD in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
162suffragette1PERSON it was there on 20 october 1920 that sylvia pankhurst , a suffragette and editor of the newspaper the workers dreadnought , appeared before him accused of sedition .
163yorkshire1PLACE two of those he put forward were his brother-in-law , alfred durant watson , and his uncle , george lord beeforth , who had been a publisher in london ( fairless & beeforth ) , a co-founder of the doré gallery and in 1894 the mayor of scarborough , yorkshire .
164days1PERIOD lord mayor newton was approached by colonel boxall on the subject and within days he had reached agreement with various city livery companies , bankers , merchants and the court of common council to support and fund the venture .
165firm1INSTITUTION when the father died in 1889 the firm was renamed newton brothers and holiday .
166scarborough1PERSON two of those he put forward were his brother-in-law , alfred durant watson , and his uncle , george lord beeforth , who had been a publisher in london ( fairless & beeforth ) , a co-founder of the doré gallery and in 1894 the mayor of scarborough , yorkshire .
167magistrate1UNKNOWN sylvia pankhurst newton was a magistrate by virtue of being an alderman of the city of london .
168city livery companies1PLACE lord mayor newton was approached by colonel boxall on the subject and within days he had reached agreement with various city livery companies , bankers , merchants and the court of common council to support and fund the venture .
169manager william holiday1PERSON the partnership continued between his surviving brother george beeforth jr. , his father , and the manager william holiday .
170way1UNKNOWN he had travelled from home in an automobile with his wife on their way to the store .
171richard burbidge1PERSON the directors for both these companies were newton , richard burbidge , who was the general manager of harrods , james bailey , who was a director of harrods and james jackson , a director of j. r. roberts ' stores .
172mayor1HUMAN ROLE he became lord mayor of london in 1900 and helped establish the city of london imperial volunteers who fought in the second boer war in south africa .
173lewisham1UNKNOWN he became 1st baronet newton , of the wood , sydenham hill , lewisham , kent and kottingham house , burton-on-trent , co .
174heart1FORCE the doctor who conducted the post-mortem said at the inquest that newton 's heart was in a poor condition and he would not have lived much longer , although the strychnine had contributed to the death .
175lotus flower1PERSON
176capital1PLACE he was chairman of the president land and exploration company in 1889 and the same year appointed chairman of the board of harrods store , raising capital to buy the store from charles digby
177memorandum1NUMBER in his summary at the end of the investigation , the judge said that the memorandum of the articles of association of the company were nothing short of a scandal .
178window1PERIOD coat of arms of sir alfred james newton as governor of the irish society in a memorial window of the irish society , erected at its tercentenary 1613-1913 in the coleraine town hall .
179liverpool1PLACE his parents were married in liverpool in 1834 and had four daughters and three sons .
180investigation1INVESTIGATION in his summary at the end of the investigation , the judge said that the memorandum of the articles of association of the company were nothing short of a scandal .
181auxiliary stores1HEAD this business had been purchased by industrial contract corporation ( limited ) for the sum of £16,000 in about 1897 , and sold to another company with the same directors called the auxiliary stores for £48,000 ( equivalent to £6,560,000 in 2023 ) .
182attempts1ACTION attempts were made by these directors to wind-up the first company , but the shareholders were unhappy with the terms they were offered .
183poison1SUBSTANCE at the inquest she described her working methods and precautions with poison , saying that it would not have been possible for newton 's medication to have become contaminated with strychnine in the pharmacy .
184business interests1UNKNOWN new business interests
185wind up1PERSON
186uncle1PERSON two of those he put forward were his brother-in-law , alfred durant watson , and his uncle , george lord beeforth , who had been a publisher in london ( fairless & beeforth ) , a co-founder of the doré gallery and in 1894 the mayor of scarborough , yorkshire .
187sydenham hill1HILL he became 1st baronet newton , of the wood , sydenham hill , lewisham , kent and kottingham house , burton-on-trent , co .
188masters certificate1REQUEST his father was connected with shipping and the holder of a masters certificate ; his grandfather had been involved with the whale fisheries industry .
189interest1ACT a merchant and banker named william mendel was also a key player , holding the founders ' shares that gave him a controlling interest .
190threats1PERSON after threats of court action an agreement was reached between the parties .
191joseph watson1PERSON family newton married elizabeth ( lily ) jane watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of sarah and joseph watson who was a yeast merchant living in mitcham , surrey .
192sylvia pankhurst1PERSON sylvia pankhurst newton was a magistrate by virtue of being an alderman of the city of london .
193jane watson1PERSON family newton married elizabeth ( lily ) jane watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of sarah and joseph watson who was a yeast merchant living in mitcham , surrey .
194seed broker1PERSON in 1865 , newton was a grain and seed broker in high street , hull .
195months1PERIOD she defended herself but was found guilty and sentenced by newton to six months in the second division .
196harrods pharmacist1PLACE the medicine had been made up on prescription by the harrods pharmacist .
197metropolitan volunteer corp1PLACE what made this speeding mobilisation possible was that the recruits were all members of the metropolitan volunteer corp , part-time soldiers , recommended for their abilities by their respective commanding officers .
198grandfather1PERSON his father was connected with shipping and the holder of a masters certificate ; his grandfather had been involved with the whale fisheries industry .
199roses1PERSON blazon : azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
200virtue1PERSON sylvia pankhurst newton was a magistrate by virtue of being an alderman of the city of london .
201time1PERIOD however , at the same time he came under scrutiny for a share flotation that he had been involved with concerning another store called grice and son of clapham .
202troop1EVENT in december a proposal was put forward that the city of london should sponsor a volunteer troop of soldiers to take part in the conflict .
203court1EVENT after threats of court action an agreement was reached between the parties .
204india trade1PLACE they expanded their fleet of ships , commissioning the 310 ft steamer principia in 1881 for the india trade .
205alfred durant watson1PERSON two of those he put forward were his brother-in-law , alfred durant watson , and his uncle , george lord beeforth , who had been a publisher in london ( fairless & beeforth ) , a co-founder of the doré gallery and in 1894 the mayor of scarborough , yorkshire .
206seizure1CONDITION when they arrived , newton had a seizure and fell back into his seat next to his wife .
207new zealand gold extraction company1INSTITUTION in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
208terms1TERM attempts were made by these directors to wind-up the first company , but the shareholders were unhappy with the terms they were offered .
209arms1PERSON coat of arms of sir alfred james newton as governor of the irish society in a memorial window of the irish society , erected at its tercentenary 1613-1913 in the coleraine town hall .
210november1PERIOD british businessman ( 1845-1921 ) newton , as sheriff of london ( 1889 ) sir alfred james newton , 1st baronet ( 18 november 1845 - 20 june 1921 ) was a british businessman .
211second boer war1EVENT he became lord mayor of london in 1900 and helped establish the city of london imperial volunteers who fought in the second boer war in south africa .
212breaking up sunken ships1SHIP
213navigation1PERSON in 1874 , they purchased a diving cutter and specialised in salvage , raising or breaking-up sunken ships that were a danger to navigation .
214scrutiny1ACT however , at the same time he came under scrutiny for a share flotation that he had been involved with concerning another store called grice and son of clapham .
215dexter1PERSON blazon : azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
216family business newton1PERSON
217pharmacy1ROLE at the inquest she described her working methods and precautions with poison , saying that it would not have been possible for newton 's medication to have become contaminated with strychnine in the pharmacy .
218southampton1PLACE the first volunteers were registered at the guild hall on 1 january 1900 and this contingent left for south africa on 13 january from southampton .
219december1PERIOD in december a proposal was put forward that the city of london should sponsor a volunteer troop of soldiers to take part in the conflict .
220d h evans1PERSON he was involved with the stock market flotation of several large privately owned retail stores , including harrods in 1889 and d h evans in 1894 .
221beeforth1UNKNOWN early life newton was born at hull in 1845 to george beeforth newton of kottington ( 1810-1889 ) and helen rowe ( 1813-1893 ) .
222short1PERMISSION in his summary at the end of the investigation , the judge said that the memorandum of the articles of association of the company were nothing short of a scandal .
223kent1PLACE he became 1st baronet newton , of the wood , sydenham hill , lewisham , kent and kottingham house , burton-on-trent , co .
224trent1PERSON in the 1870s he was a yeast merchant in burton-on trent with his father .
225failure1STATE the jury returned a verdict that death was due to heart failure .
226george lord beeforth1PERSON two of those he put forward were his brother-in-law , alfred durant watson , and his uncle , george lord beeforth , who had been a publisher in london ( fairless & beeforth ) , a co-founder of the doré gallery and in 1894 the mayor of scarborough , yorkshire .
227abilities1ABILITY what made this speeding mobilisation possible was that the recruits were all members of the metropolitan volunteer corp , part-time soldiers , recommended for their abilities by their respective commanding officers .
228bankers1PERSON lord mayor newton was approached by colonel boxall on the subject and within days he had reached agreement with various city livery companies , bankers , merchants and the court of common council to support and fund the venture .
229brother william1PERSON when his brother william died in 1886 aged 48 , newton parted with the shipping business .
230honourable the irish society1INSTITUTION in 1906 he was made governor of the honourable the irish society and continued in this role until 1921 .
231suffolk brewing company1INSTITUTION in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
232head office1PLACE this same year the partners opened a head office in the city of london at 19 billiter street .
233october hostilities1ABSTRACT ENTITY
234george beeforth newton1PERSON early life newton was born at hull in 1845 to george beeforth newton of kottington ( 1810-1889 ) and helen rowe ( 1813-1893 ) .
235courts1EVENT he sat on the bench of the courts in the guildhall and mansion house .
236holloway1PERSON in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
237billiter street1PLACE this same year the partners opened a head office in the city of london at 19 billiter street .
238daughters1PERSON his parents were married in liverpool in 1834 and had four daughters and three sons .
239poisoning1BODY mystery surrounds his death in 1921 from strychnine poisoning .
240scandal1INJURY in his summary at the end of the investigation , the judge said that the memorandum of the articles of association of the company were nothing short of a scandal .
241guild hall1PLACE the first volunteers were registered at the guild hall on 1 january 1900 and this contingent left for south africa on 13 january from southampton .
242british government1GOVERNMENT in 1882 the british government leased this ship , with others that they owned , to transport troops and materiel to the conflict in egypt .
243concern1PERSON this was not the end of the story ; the lord chief justice , on being officially introduced to the newly appointed lord mayor newton , publicly expressed his concern about his involvement with the industrial contract corporation .
244paris1PLACE in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
245bassishaw1UNKNOWN in 1889 he was nominated and appointed the sheriff of london and middlesex ; in the following year he became alderman of the ward of bassishaw , a lieutenant of the city of london and in 1899 he became the lord mayor of london .
246baronet newton1PERSON he became 1st baronet newton , of the wood , sydenham hill , lewisham , kent and kottingham house , burton-on-trent , co .
247life newton1PERSON early life newton was born at hull in 1845 to george beeforth newton of kottington ( 1810-1889 ) and helen rowe ( 1813-1893 ) .
248member1PERSON every member of the corp received the freedom of the city of london .
249controversy1UNKNOWN civic duty and controversy
250salvage1SHIP in 1874 , they purchased a diving cutter and specialised in salvage , raising or breaking-up sunken ships that were a danger to navigation .
251d. h. evans1PERSON in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
252indigestion medicine1PERSON it later transpired that there was a high dosage of strychnine in his indigestion medicine , enough to kill a large number of people .
253clapham1PERSON however , at the same time he came under scrutiny for a share flotation that he had been involved with concerning another store called grice and son of clapham .
254sylvia pankhurst newton1PERSON sylvia pankhurst newton was a magistrate by virtue of being an alderman of the city of london .
255edgar1PERSON whilst chairman of harrods he also oversaw the purchase of the departmental stores dickins & jones ( 1914 ) and swan and edgar ( 1920 ) .
256high street1PLACE in 1865 , newton was a grain and seed broker in high street , hull .
257guilty1DECISION she defended herself but was found guilty and sentenced by newton to six months in the second division .
258people1HUMAN GROUP it later transpired that there was a high dosage of strychnine in his indigestion medicine , enough to kill a large number of people .
259newspaper1SPEECH ACT it was there on 20 october 1920 that sylvia pankhurst , a suffragette and editor of the newspaper the workers dreadnought , appeared before him accused of sedition .
260merchants1PERSON lord mayor newton was approached by colonel boxall on the subject and within days he had reached agreement with various city livery companies , bankers , merchants and the court of common council to support and fund the venture .
261cutter1PERSON in 1874 , they purchased a diving cutter and specialised in salvage , raising or breaking-up sunken ships that were a danger to navigation .
262jury1PERSON the jury returned a verdict that death was due to heart failure .
263duty1ATTITUDE civic duty and controversy
264crisp1ARTIFACT in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
265william1PERSON later he was in partnership with his brothers , william and george beeforth newton jr. , in a chandlery and shipping business called newton brothers of burton on trent and hull .
266profit1AMOUNT shareholders had not been made aware of the profit being taken by the directors and the holder of founders ' shares had the same rights of voting as the total number of shareholders .
267coleraine town hall1PLACE coat of arms of sir alfred james newton as governor of the irish society in a memorial window of the irish society , erected at its tercentenary 1613-1913 in the coleraine town hall .
268limited1ACT this business had been purchased by industrial contract corporation ( limited ) for the sum of £16,000 in about 1897 , and sold to another company with the same directors called the auxiliary stores for £48,000 ( equivalent to £6,560,000 in 2023 ) .
269rights1UNKNOWN shareholders had not been made aware of the profit being taken by the directors and the holder of founders ' shares had the same rights of voting as the total number of shareholders .
270partners1WOOD this same year the partners opened a head office in the city of london at 19 billiter street .
271gaiety theatre1THEATER in 1886 , he was a director of the norfolk and suffolk brewing company ( colchester brewing company ) , in 1887 director of the new zealand gold extraction company ( newberry vautin process ) ltd . , and in 1888 the chairman of the gaiety theatre .
272family newton1PERSON family newton married elizabeth ( lily ) jane watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of sarah and joseph watson who was a yeast merchant living in mitcham , surrey .
273condition1CONDITION the doctor who conducted the post-mortem said at the inquest that newton 's heart was in a poor condition and he would not have lived much longer , although the strychnine had contributed to the death .
274medication1STUDY at the inquest she described her working methods and precautions with poison , saying that it would not have been possible for newton 's medication to have become contaminated with strychnine in the pharmacy .
275departmental stores1HEAD in the next decade several other departmental stores followed suit with his involvement including d. h. evans ( chairman ) , j. r. roberts ’ stores ( chairman ) , crisp and company of holloway ( director ) and paquin of paris ( director ) .
276brother in law1PERSON
277precautions1QUALITY at the inquest she described her working methods and precautions with poison , saying that it would not have been possible for newton 's medication to have become contaminated with strychnine in the pharmacy .
278sons1PERSON his parents were married in liverpool in 1834 and had four daughters and three sons .
279court action1ACTION after threats of court action an agreement was reached between the parties .
280blazon1LANGUAGE blazon : azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
281death newton1PERSON death newton died at harrods in 1921 .
282verdict1CONCLUSION the jury returned a verdict that death was due to heart failure .
283swan1PERSON whilst chairman of harrods he also oversaw the purchase of the departmental stores dickins & jones ( 1914 ) and swan and edgar ( 1920 ) .
284retail stores1HEAD he was involved with the stock market flotation of several large privately owned retail stores , including harrods in 1889 and d h evans in 1894 .
285james jackson1PERSON the directors for both these companies were newton , richard burbidge , who was the general manager of harrods , james bailey , who was a director of harrods and james jackson , a director of j. r. roberts ' stores .
286lieutenancy1PROPERTY in his role as the lord mayor of london , newton was asked to nominate individuals to fill vacancies in the lieutenancy of the city of london .
287lily1PERSON family newton married elizabeth ( lily ) jane watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of sarah and joseph watson who was a yeast merchant living in mitcham , surrey .
288volunteers1PERSON he became lord mayor of london in 1900 and helped establish the city of london imperial volunteers who fought in the second boer war in south africa .
289explosives1SPEECH this sometimes involved the use of explosives , and there was at least one fatality when a diver working for them drowned in 1875 .
290colonel boxall1PERSON lord mayor newton was approached by colonel boxall on the subject and within days he had reached agreement with various city livery companies , bankers , merchants and the court of common council to support and fund the venture .
291barbed1UNKNOWN blazon : azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
292subject1ABILITY lord mayor newton was approached by colonel boxall on the subject and within days he had reached agreement with various city livery companies , bankers , merchants and the court of common council to support and fund the venture .
293methods1PROCESS at the inquest she described her working methods and precautions with poison , saying that it would not have been possible for newton 's medication to have become contaminated with strychnine in the pharmacy .
294civ1UNKNOWN the troop was called the city of london imperial volunteers - civ for short .
295corp1PERSON what made this speeding mobilisation possible was that the recruits were all members of the metropolitan volunteer corp , part-time soldiers , recommended for their abilities by their respective commanding officers .
296ship1SHIP in 1882 the british government leased this ship , with others that they owned , to transport troops and materiel to the conflict in egypt .
297dosage1ARRANGEMENT it later transpired that there was a high dosage of strychnine in his indigestion medicine , enough to kill a large number of people .
298equivalent1ABSTRACT ENTITY this business had been purchased by industrial contract corporation ( limited ) for the sum of £16,000 in about 1897 , and sold to another company with the same directors called the auxiliary stores for £48,000 ( equivalent to £6,560,000 in 2023 ) .
299editor1PROGRAM it was there on 20 october 1920 that sylvia pankhurst , a suffragette and editor of the newspaper the workers dreadnought , appeared before him accused of sedition .
300raising1PERSON in 1874 , they purchased a diving cutter and specialised in salvage , raising or breaking-up sunken ships that were a danger to navigation .
301commanding officers1TERM what made this speeding mobilisation possible was that the recruits were all members of the metropolitan volunteer corp , part-time soldiers , recommended for their abilities by their respective commanding officers .
302argent1PERSON blazon : azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
303last1UNKNOWN blazon : azure , two shin-bones in saltire , the sinister surmounted of the dexter or , between as many roses in fesse argent , barbed and seeded proper , on a chief of the second a lotus-flower leaved and slipped of the last .
304materiel1FORCE in 1882 the british government leased this ship , with others that they owned , to transport troops and materiel to the conflict in egypt .
305matter1PERSON in order to allow a public examination of the matter , newton instigated formal winding up proceedings to be heard before a chancery judge .
306grice1PERSON however , at the same time he came under scrutiny for a share flotation that he had been involved with concerning another store called grice and son of clapham .
307kottington1PLACE early life newton was born at hull in 1845 to george beeforth newton of kottington ( 1810-1889 ) and helen rowe ( 1813-1893 ) .
308proceedings1ACTION in order to allow a public examination of the matter , newton instigated formal winding up proceedings to be heard before a chancery judge .
309orange free state1STATE in october 1899 hostilities broke out in south africa between the british and the south african republic and the orange free state .
310kottingham house1PLACE he became 1st baronet newton , of the wood , sydenham hill , lewisham , kent and kottingham house , burton-on-trent , co .
311girdlers1UNKNOWN these were the worshipful company of framework knitters ( 1895-96 ) , the worshipful company of girdlers ( 1898-1900 ) and worshipful company of fan makers in 1899 .
312vacancies1QUANTITY in his role as the lord mayor of london , newton was asked to nominate individuals to fill vacancies in the lieutenancy of the city of london .
313others1UNKNOWN in 1882 the british government leased this ship , with others that they owned , to transport troops and materiel to the conflict in egypt .
314james bailey1PERSON the directors for both these companies were newton , richard burbidge , who was the general manager of harrods , james bailey , who was a director of harrods and james jackson , a director of j. r. roberts ' stores .
315framework knitters1UNKNOWN these were the worshipful company of framework knitters ( 1895-96 ) , the worshipful company of girdlers ( 1898-1900 ) and worshipful company of fan makers in 1899 .
316mitcham1PERSON family newton married elizabeth ( lily ) jane watson ( 1856-1945 ) , the daughter of sarah and joseph watson who was a yeast merchant living in mitcham , surrey .
317june1PERIOD british businessman ( 1845-1921 ) newton , as sheriff of london ( 1889 ) sir alfred james newton , 1st baronet ( 18 november 1845 - 20 june 1921 ) was a british businessman .
318bench1WEAPON he sat on the bench of the courts in the guildhall and mansion house .
319prescription1STUDY the medicine had been made up on prescription by the harrods pharmacist .
320fatality1TENDENCY this sometimes involved the use of explosives , and there was at least one fatality when a diver working for them drowned in 1875 .
321guildhall1ROOM he sat on the bench of the courts in the guildhall and mansion house .
322middlesex1PLACE in 1889 he was nominated and appointed the sheriff of london and middlesex ; in the following year he became alderman of the ward of bassishaw , a lieutenant of the city of london and in 1899 he became the lord mayor of london .

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