Frederick Brent Grotrian

F. B. Grotrian
Born 1838[1]
Died 1905[1]

Frederick Brent Grotrian (1838–1905) was an English Conservative Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East constituency.

Biography

F. B. Grotian married Elizabeth Hunter in 1862, having eight children Ethel, Hilda, Bessie, Gwendolen, Frederick, Herbert (later Sir Herbert Brent Grotrian), Harold, and Edgar.[1]

He was founder of the Hull Daily Mail (1889),[2] member of the Hull Chamber of Commerce,[3] and one of the founders of the Drypool and Marfleet Steam Tramways Company.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lundy, Darryl. "p. 42807 § 428066 - Person Page 42807". thepeerage.com. Frederick Brent Grotrian.
  2. ↑ Alan J. Lee (1976). "4 The Old Journalism and the New". The origins of the popular press in England, 1855-1914. Taylor & Francis. p. 103.
  3. ↑ Clement Edwards. "V The Killing of Canal Competition". Railway Nationalization. Taylor & Francis. p. 48.
  4. ↑ "5 The Drypool and Marfleet Steam Tramways Company". Hull Trams : The Early Years. Kingston upon Hull City Museum. 1977.


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