Rowland Fothergill
Rowland Fothergill (1794- 19 September 1871) was an ironmaster in South Wales, whose main industrial interests lay in the Aberdare district. He was high sheriff of Glamorgan in 1850.[1]
He was the son of Richard Fothergill.
Prior to acquiring property in the Aberdare Valley, Fothergill already owned successful works at Tredegar and at Pont-hir near Chepstow.[2] He took over the Abernant Ironworks in 1819 and four years later he took over the management of the Aberdare Iron Company's works at Llwydcoed.[2] He eventually purchased these works outright in 1846.[2]
In due course, Fothergill's industrial interests were inherited by his nephew, Richard Fothergill.
References
- ↑ Price, Watkin William. "Rowland Fothergill". Welsh Biography Online. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 Jones. "Thomas Price (Part One)": 150.
Bibliography
- Jones, Ieuan Gwynedd (1964). "Dr. Thomas Price and the election of 1868 in Merthyr Tydfil : a study in nonconformist politics (Part One)". Welsh History Review 2 (2): 147–172.
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