Widows' Fund Association
Other Business Names:
- Priestley, Joseph
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Investment management services inc investment trusts, unit trust, pension funds, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1764 when promoted by Joseph Priestley and others. Fund established to support widows of nonconformists ministers and retired ministers that worked in Lancashire and Cheshire. By 1937 largest such fund in UK
Publications:
- Widows' Fund Association (est. 1744). An historical sketch, 1764-1937 by McLachlan, Herbert
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Priestley, Joseph
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Investment management services inc investment trusts, unit trust, pension funds, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1764 when promoted by Joseph Priestley and others. Fund established to support widows of nonconformists ministers and retired ministers that worked in Lancashire and Cheshire. By 1937 largest such fund in UKPublications:
- Widows' Fund Association (est. 1744). An historical sketch, 1764-1937 by McLachlan, Herbert