Sir William Courtauld, 1st Baronet

Braintree Town Hall
Braintree Register Office
County Hall (Shire Hall), Chelmsford

Sir William Julien Courtauld, 1st Baronet (6 June 1870 – 13 May 1940), was a British businessman and benefactor and a member of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain.[1]

Background

Courtauld was the son of Sydney Courtauld and Sarah Lucy Sharpe.

Public life

In 1921, Courtauld was appointed the High Sheriff of Essex for the year.


Courtauld was a considerable benefactor towards his local community. His gifts include the following:

Braintree:

Chelmsford:


In recognition of his status as a senior member of this prominent and socially active business Courtauld family, and of his personal record of charitable works, he was created a baronet, of Bocking in the County of Essex, on 5 July 1939. As he had no children, it was understood that he would be not only the first, but probably also the last, holder of the title.[3]

Personal life

Courtauld married his cousin Constance Cecily Courtauld, daughter of George Courtauld, on 23 January 1913 in Gosfield, Essex. He died in May 1940, aged 69, when the Courtauld baronetcy became extinct.

References

  1. A history of Courtaulds: an account of the origin and rise of the industrial enterprise of Courtaulds Limited and of its associate the American Viscose Corporation. C. H. Ward-Jackson. Curwen Press. 1941
  2. The Buildings of England, Essex. James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner , Penguin Books, 2007
  3. The London Gazette: no. 34645. p. 4834. 14 July 1939.
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Bocking)
19391940
Extinct
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