Cropper Benson & Co
Other Business Names:
- Cropper, James
- Benson, Thomas
- Benson, Robert
- Rathbone Brothers
- Benson, Robert, & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading & trade
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Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to James Cropper, 1773-1840, and Thomas Benson (supported by his uncle Robert) who established Cropper Benson in 1799. Son joined by Robert R Benson, 1785-1846. Developed into leading Liverpool merchants and shipowners dealing with, inter alia, Ireland, North America and Far East. Participated in the formation and were agents of the American Blackball Line, 1817. Connected with Liverpool & Manchester Railway Co. Also very active in anti slavery movement. Close to Rathbone Brothers. Partnership dissolved 1838 when business carried on as, inter alia, Robert Benson & Co which in 1947 merged to form Robert Benson Lonsdale, later part of Kleinwort Benson [2023]
Publications:
- 'A Quaker confederation'? The great Liverpool cotton speculation of 1825 reconsidered by Hall, Nigel
- James Cropper, 1773-1840, and agricultural improvement in the early nineteenth century by Charlton, K
- James Cropper and Liverpool's contribution to the anti slavery movement by Charlton, K
- James Cropper, Liverpool Docks and the Liverpool & Manchester Railway by Jarvis, Adrian
- Kleinwort Benson. The history of two families in banking by Wake, Jehanne
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Cropper, James
- Benson, Thomas
- Benson, Robert
- Rathbone Brothers
- Benson, Robert, & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading & trade
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to James Cropper, 1773-1840, and Thomas Benson (supported by his uncle Robert) who established Cropper Benson in 1799. Son joined by Robert R Benson, 1785-1846. Developed into leading Liverpool merchants and shipowners dealing with, inter alia, Ireland, North America and Far East. Participated in the formation and were agents of the American Blackball Line, 1817. Connected with Liverpool & Manchester Railway Co. Also very active in anti slavery movement. Close to Rathbone Brothers. Partnership dissolved 1838 when business carried on as, inter alia, Robert Benson & Co which in 1947 merged to form Robert Benson Lonsdale, later part of Kleinwort Benson [2023]Publications:
- 'A Quaker confederation'? The great Liverpool cotton speculation of 1825 reconsidered by Hall, Nigel
- James Cropper, 1773-1840, and agricultural improvement in the early nineteenth century by Charlton, K
- James Cropper and Liverpool's contribution to the anti slavery movement by Charlton, K
- James Cropper, Liverpool Docks and the Liverpool & Manchester Railway by Jarvis, Adrian
- Kleinwort Benson. The history of two families in banking by Wake, Jehanne