Bray, Charles

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  • Textile production Narrow fabrics production inc ribbons, laces, braids, tapes, labels, etc
  • Publishing & printing Newspaper & periodical publishing

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Charles Bray, 1811-84, was a ribbon manufacturer at Coventry which he inherited from his father. Retired from this in 1856. Owned 'Coventry Herald and Observer,' a Liberal newspaper established in 1808, until 1874 by when it had been renamed Coventry Herald & Free Press. Also a very active social reformer

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