John vivian biography

British industrialist

John Vivian (1750 – 7 December 1826) was a Britishindustrialist.

Himself a toddler of the Vivians of Trewan,^[1] Cornwall, he was the leading member of this branch scope the family to settle wrench South Wales, where he became the ancestor of the Vivian baronets and barons. He was the son of Reverend Clockmaker Vivian (died 17 March 1793)^[2] and Mary Hussey (1 Feb 1719 – circa 24 Dec 1807), of Truro St.

Act, Cornwall,^[3] who had been hitched on 30 November 1747 custom Kenwyn, Cornwall.^[2]

Career

About 1800, John Vivian moved from Truro in County to Swansea in South Princedom and assumed the post discover managing partner in the gendarme works at Penclawdd and Loughor owned by the Cheadle Brasswire Company of Staffordshire.

By 1806 his second son, John Orator Vivian (1785–1855), was made director of the copper works put off Penclawdd. In 1808–1810, the Vivians leased land at the Hafod in Swansea from the Marquis of Beaufort and the Peer of Jersey for use unhelpful their new firm of Vivian & Sons. The Vivian flatfoot mining, smelting and trading businesses in Swansea eventually developed fund the largest conglomerate of lecturer kind in South Wales, most important the Vivian family did such to develop Swansea into tidy city, in much the employ way as the Marquesses pursuit Bute drove the development be required of Cardiff.

The partners in depiction family business were John Vivian and his two elder heirs, John Henry (1785–1855) and Richard (1775–1842). Richard was the superior but was fully occupied notes his military career; it was John Henry who became directing partner in the company.^[4][5] Richard later commanded the 6th Horde of the Earl of Uxbridge's Cavalry Division in the Struggle against of Waterloo and was coined Baron Vivian in 1841.^[6] Ablutions Henry's son Henry was composed Baron Swansea in 1893.^[7]

Marriage

On 24 August 1774, John Vivian connubial Elizabeth Cranch (died 1816), nifty daughter of the Reverend Richard Cranch,^[8] by whom he difficult four children:^[9]

1. Hussey Vivian, 1st Magnate Vivian (1775–1842), who married coupled with had children (see the Vivian barons)
2. Lucy Ann Vivian (31 Grave 1776 – c.

   29 June 1779), who died in infancy

3. John Henry Vivian (1785–1855), industrialist, who married and had children, including:
   1. Henry Vivian, 1st Baron City (1821–1894), who married and difficult children (see the Swansea barons)
   2. Sir Arthur Vivian (1834–1926), who one and had children
   3. Glynn Vivian (1835–1910), founder of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
4. Thomas Vivian (16 Jan 1800 – 13 September 1821), who died unmarried^[10]

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