John Feeney (newspaper proprietor)
- John Feeney (newspaper proprietor)
John Feeney (died 3rd May 1905), newspaper proprietor and philanthropist, was one of a proprietor of the Birmingham Post, in partnership with John Jaffray (later Sir John Jaffray, baronet) in succession to his father John Frederick Feeney. [Birmingham City Archives, MS 1784, introduction (from [http://www.a2a.org.uk/] - search for John Feeney). ]
In his will, he left most of his considerable fortune to charity, mostly for the benefit of the City of Birmingham. By this or in his lifetime:
*He provided £50,000 to provide a further gallery for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. ['Economic and Social History: Social History since 1815', "A History of the County of Warwick": VII "The City of Birmingham" (1964), pp. 223-245. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22967&strquery=John Feeney] (accessed: 30 January 2008).]
*He gave £20,000 to endowed a professorship in the University of Birmingham, which became that in Metallurgy . [ [http://www.eng2.bham.ac.uk/metallurgy/history.htm Birmingham University] ]
*He gave nine-hundredths of the residue to establish the John Feeney Charitable Trust, which exists for the benefit of:
**The Public Charities in the City of Birmingham
**The promotion and cultivation of Art in the city
**The acquisition and manitenace of public parks, recreation ground, and open spaces in or near the city. [ [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=214486 Charity Commission] ]
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