John Hick (politician)

John Hick
May 1861 by Francis Grant RA (1803–1878)
Born2 July 1815
Died2 February 1894 (1894-02-03) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Civil and Mechanical engineer
Steel manufacturer
Politician
Company director

John Hick JP DL (2 July 1815 – 2 February 1894) was a wealthy[1] English industrialist, art collector and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880,[2][3] he is associated with the improvement of steam-engines for cotton mills and the work of his firm Hick, Hargreaves and Co. universal in countries where fibre was spun or fabrics woven.[4]

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