William Marcroft (15 July 1822 – 8 September 1894) was a British co-operator, writer, and advocate for producer co-operatives.[1][2] Marcroft was active in the Oldham Industrial Co-operative Society, the Co-operative Wholesale Society, and the Oldham Building and Manufacturing Company (later renamed to the Sun Mill Company).[3][4]
William Marcroft | |
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| Born | 15 July 1822 Middleton, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 8 September 1894 (aged 72) Failsworth, Lancashire, England |
| Movement | Co-operative |
| Spouse |
Jane Smith
(m. 1844; died 1882) |
| Children | 6 |
Publications by Marcroft
edit- — (1870). A Co-operative Village: How to Conduct It, and Where to Form It. Manchester: Central Co-operative Board.
- — (1877). The Sun Mill Company, Limited; Its Commercial and Social History.
- — (1889). The Marcroft Family. Rochdale: E. Wrigley & Sons.
- — (1889). Ups and Downs: Life in Machine-Making Works. Oldham.
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References
edit- ^ "Marcroft, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47896. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Saville, John; Tyson, R. E. (1972). "MARCROFT, William (1822–94)". In Bellamy, Joyce M.; Saville, John (eds.). Dictionary of Labour Biography, Volume I. Internet Archive. London: Macmillan. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-0-333-42757-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Sun Mill Archive - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ Tyson, R.E. (1979). "William Marcroft (1822–94) and the limited liability movement in Old-ham". Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society (80).