Joseph Rowntree

Joseph Rowntree

Joseph Rowntree may be:

*Joseph Rowntree (educationist) (1801–1859), English grocer and educational reformer
*Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) (1836–1925), son of the above, English chocolate manufacturer and philanthropist
*Joseph Rowntree (Canadian) (fl 1843), Canadian pioneer and mill owner


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  • Joseph Rowntree (educationist) — Joseph Rowntree (10 June 1801 ndash; 4 November 1859) was an English educationist and shopkeeper.Rowntree was born at Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, the son of the Quakers John Rowntree (1757 ndash;1827) and his wife, Elizabeth Lotherington… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Rowntree (Canadian) — Joseph Rowntree was pioneer in north Etobicoke village of Thistletown and established two mills on the banks of the Humber River. In 1843 he built a sawmill on the east bank of the river. Five years later, he built a grist mill on the west bank.… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) — Infobox Person name = Joseph Rowntree image size = 150px caption = Rowntree around the age of 26. birth date = 24 May 1836 birth place = York, Yorkshire death date = 24 February 1925 death place = occupation = philanthropist, chocolatier salary …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Rowntree Foundation — The Joseph Rowntree Foundation [ [http://www.jrf.org.uk Joseph Rowntree Foundation website] ] is a British social policy research and development charity, seeking to better understand the causes of social difficulties such as poverty and housing… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust — The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) is a philanthropic trust that chiefly supports work undertaken in the UK, Ireland and South Africa. It is one of four trusts set up by Joseph Rowntree in 1904.The JRCT states:: We are an independent,… …   Wikipedia

  • Rowntree — may refer to:Companies*Rowntree s, the confectionery company owned in the 19th 20th centuries in York by members of the Rowntree family**Directors and employees of this company ***Oliver Sheldon (1894 1951)*Rowntree trusts **Joseph Rowntree… …   Wikipedia

  • Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles — are small round sweets measuring about 1.5 cm/0.6 in in diameter; they have a jelly like consistency, almost like huge Jelly Tots. Fruit Pastilles are covered in sugar. Ice lolly versions were originally made in Telford, Shropshire but are now… …   Wikipedia

  • Rowntree's — Type Public Industry Confectionery Fate Acquired in 1988 Successor …   Wikipedia

  • Rowntree's Fruit Gums — are circular sweets formerly made by Rowntree s, who were later acquired by Nestlé. They appear in different colours, each with a different flavour: strawberry, orange, lemon, blackcurrant and lime. They are primarily composed of glucose syrup… …   Wikipedia

  • Rowntree trusts — The four Rowntree Trusts are funded from the legacies of the Quaker chocolate entrepreneurs and social reformers Joseph Rowntree and Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree. The trusts are based in the Rowntrees home city of York, England. The trusts are:* the …   Wikipedia

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