Charles Verity
19th-century English mayor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Verity (27 August 1814 – 4 December 1899) was a stone mason, building contractor and mayor of Doncaster. He began his career as an itinerant railway ganger but, after his ability was noticed by railway engineer Charles Bartholomew, he received engineering and building contracts which started him on the road to a successful career as a building contractor. He became a wealthy man and was elected mayor of Doncaster in 1881. He sired a large family, and two of his descendants were Charles Henry Verity, owner of the Railway Wheel and Wagon Works at Swinton, and the inventor Claude Hamilton Verity.
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Born | (1814-08-27)27 August 1814 Lefare Gap, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 4 December 1899(1899-12-04) (aged 85) Doncaster, England |
Occupation(s) | Stone mason, Railway ganger, bullding contractor and Mayor of Doncaster |
Years active | 1835–1890 |
Notable work | Construction of bridges connecting the Conisborough tunnel, England |
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