Sir Charles Petrie, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Petrie, 1st Baronet DL (1853 – 8 July 1920) was a Scottish businessman and local politician, Lord Mayor of Liverpool in 1901–2.[1]
Charles Petrie | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | businessman and politician |
| Known for | Lord Mayor of Liverpool in 1901–1902 |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Petrie |
| Children | 2 |
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Life
Petrie was born near Newburgh, Fife, the son of Alexander Petrie of Carrowcarden, and went into the family fishery business; from 1855 his father was based in Sligo, Ireland, with a fishery on the River Moy, which Petrie joined after education at Wesley College, Dublin. In 1876 he set up on his own in Manchester, subsequently moving to Liverpool.[2][3][4]
Petrie had salmon fisheries in Scotland and Ireland, and oyster fisheries in Ireland, at Fleetwood, and in Essex.[5] He was leader of the Liverpool Conservatives, knighted in 1903 after his term as Lord Mayor, and created a baronet in 1918.[1] He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire.
Family
Sir Edward Petrie, 2nd Baronet and Sir Charles Petrie, 3rd Baronet were the sons of Petrie and his wife Hannah.[6]
Notes
- "Obituary:Sir Charles Petrie". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1920. p. 9. Retrieved 13 June 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Kelly's Directories. 2000. p. 814. ISBN 978-0-333-54577-5.
- "Death of Prominent Scot". Dundee Courier. 8 July 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Ice and Cold Storage. Iliffe & Sons. 1920. p. 138.
- "Death of Sir Charles Petrie". Edinburgh Evening News. 9 July 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 13 June 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage for the Year ... 1925. p. 469.
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New creation | Baronet (of Carrowcarden) 1918–1920 |
Succeeded by Edward Petrie |