Knight, John
Other Business Names:
- Knight, Sir John
- Cary, Shershaw
- Jennings, Thomas
- Jennings, Philip
- Jennings, James
- Cole, Thomas
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bristol, City of Bristol, Avon, South West, England
Sectors:
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Agriculture & fishing
Plantation management, sugar
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Food & tobacco processing
Sugar refining & sugar products manufacture
Notes:
John Knight, c1616-79, sugar refiner at Bristol. Established sugar refinery in 1650s having formerly lived and owned land in the Fenlands. Also a merchant owning sugar plantations in West Indies which supplied his refinery. Succeeded in the sugar business by his son, (Sir) John Knight, merchant and MP
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Other Business Names:
- Knight, Sir John
- Cary, Shershaw
- Jennings, Thomas
- Jennings, Philip
- Jennings, James
- Cole, Thomas
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bristol, City of Bristol, Avon, South West, England
Sectors:
- Agriculture & fishing Plantation management, sugar
- Food & tobacco processing Sugar refining & sugar products manufacture