Carr, Jonathan Thomas, 1845-1915
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Birth Date
- 1845-12-03
Birth Place
- Dublin (Ireland)
Associated Language
- English
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Cloth merchants
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Sources
- found: Jonathan Carr's Bedford Park, 2012:p. 7 (Jonathan Thomas Carr (1845-1915); born in Dublin; moved to England in 1847; described himself during the development of Bedford Park as a woollen warehouseman) p. 8 (in 1875 he bought the 24-acre Bedford House estate)
- found: Bryan Appleyard.com, viewed 12 June 2014:articles page (Jonathan Carr, a cloth merchant and property developer; in 1875 he bought 24 acres of land to build houses for the rising middle classes, who wanted greenery, fresh air and easy access to central London and the City; he invented the garden suburb and co-launched the "garden cities" movement)
- found: Billion Graves website, viewed 12 June 2014:cemetry page (Jonathan Thomas Carr; born 3 Dec. 1845; died 1 Feb. 1915)
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- 2014-06-12: new
- 2014-06-13: revised
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