Bacon, Anthony
Other Business Names:
- Wilkinson, John
- Wilkinson, Isaac
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Plymouth, City of Plymouth, Devon, South West, England
- Workington, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Cannon, gun & shot founding inc cannon balls
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Government contracting re naval & military supplies
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Extraction
Iron ore extraction
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
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Slavery & slave trading
Slave trading & trade
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Tobacco trading & trade
Notes:
Anthony Bacon, c1717-86, started as a London merchant in 1740s, in particular working in the North America tobacco trade. Subsequently a government contractor in the Seven Years War and, later, in the War of American Independence. In between these, involved in slave trade. Latterly acquired coal mine at Workington and developed a major interest in iron making and iron ore mining at Plymouth and, particularly, in South Wales, especially at Cyfarthfa. Merthyr Tydfil. Sometime involved with Isaac Wilkinson and John Wilkinson. Diversified into making cannon for sale to government
Publications:
- Anthony Bacon MP, an eighteenth century merchant by Namier, L B
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wilkinson, John
- Wilkinson, Isaac
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Plymouth, City of Plymouth, Devon, South West, England
- Workington, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Cannon, gun & shot founding inc cannon balls
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Government contracting re naval & military supplies
- Extraction Iron ore extraction
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
- Slavery & slave trading Slave trading & trade
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Tobacco trading & trade
Notes:
Anthony Bacon, c1717-86, started as a London merchant in 1740s, in particular working in the North America tobacco trade. Subsequently a government contractor in the Seven Years War and, later, in the War of American Independence. In between these, involved in slave trade. Latterly acquired coal mine at Workington and developed a major interest in iron making and iron ore mining at Plymouth and, particularly, in South Wales, especially at Cyfarthfa. Merthyr Tydfil. Sometime involved with Isaac Wilkinson and John Wilkinson. Diversified into making cannon for sale to governmentPublications:
- Anthony Bacon MP, an eighteenth century merchant by Namier, L B