English brewers

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Answer 1

Richard Moss

Richard Moss (1823 – 2 March 1905) was an English brewer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1880 and 1892.

Moss was the son of Richard Moss of the City of London. He was educated privately and was involved in brewing interests in London before becoming a brewer in Winchester. He was secretary and later chairman of the County Brewers' Society and took part in the amendment of the licensing laws in 1869 and 1872. He was one time master of the Worshipful Company of Scriveners.

At the 1880 general election Moss was elected Member of Parliament for Winchester. He held the seat until 1885. He regained the seat in a by-election in 1888 and held it until 1892.

Moss died at the age of 81.

Moss married Mary Jeffreys Snow, daughter of John Wright Snow of London in 1858.

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Answer 2

Otter Brewery

Otter Brewery

Otter Brewery is a brewery in Luppitt, near Honiton, Devon, and named after the nearby River Otter. The brewery was founded in 1990 by David and Mary Ann McCaig and is still run by the family, who also run a pub owned by the company, the Holt in Honiton. The company invests heavily in sustainability, with such innovations as a cellar built mostly underground to save the needs for refrigeration and the use of reed beds to recycle waste water.

Otter Brewery has won a number of awards, including The Good Pub Guide "Brewery of the Year" in 2013 as well as being named "Most Sustainable Brewery" at the 2011 Society of Independent Brewers awards.

Otter produce five regular beers and one lager, as well as speciality and seasonal ales.

Otter produce one standard winter beer which goes under a number of names, including Otter Witch (Halloween), Otter Claus (Christmas), MacOtter (Burns Night) and Otter Cupid (Valentine's Day). The brewery says that "We firmly believe that one particularly good beer is better than a bucketful of seasonals". It also produces a session beer named Beautiful Daze which is sold at Beautiful Days music festival at nearby Escot, where it runs the beer stalls, and a speciality Flaming Ale which is sold at the Tar Barrels event in Ottery St Mary.

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Answer 3

George Mesnard Parsons

George Mesnard Parsons (1890 – 26 February 1963) was an English brewer who served as President of the Institute of Brewing.

Parsons was born in 1890. He entered the brewing industry as a pupil at the Swan Brewery in Fulham in 1910. He later worked at two London breweries, rose to be a junior brewer and received the Silver Medal in Malting and Brewing from the City and Guilds of London Institute. His career was interrupted by service in the First World War, during which he was stationed in France.

On demobilisation, he returned to his old profession, this time as second brewer at Young & Co.'s Brewery Ltd. in Wandsworth. In 1935, he took up the post of Head Brewer at Eldridge Pope & Co. While there, he became involved in the Institute of Brewing's London Section Committee. He went on to serve on IOB's Examination Committee before being elected an Ordinary Member of the IOB's Council in 1953. The following year, he was appointed its Deputy President and in 1956 became President, in which role he served for two years. In 1962, he became its Vice-President. He also served on Incorporated Brewers' Guild's Committee on Brewing Careers in 1952 and 1957. Parsons was also involved in several masonic circles.

Parsons died on 26 February 1963 leaving a widow, two sons and a daughter. According to his obituary in the IOB's journal, he "served whole-heartedly so many sections of our Industry".

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Pickering Phipps

Pickering Phipps is the name of three related men, father, grandson and great grandson, who were all residents of Northampton, England from 19th and early 20th century. The first began the Phipps Brewery in Towcester in 1801. The company survives today as Phipps NBC.

Pickering Phipps (1772-1830) founded a brewery in Towcester, Northamptonshire in 1801. In 1817, he opened a brewery in Bridge Street, Northampton, near to the River Nene and since 1973, the site of a large Carlsberg brewery by Danish architect . He became mayor of Northampton in 1821. He had five sons two of whom, Richard and Thomas, initially inherited the business, as later did a grandson and great grandson, both named Pickering Phipps.

Pickering II (1827-1890) son of the original Pickering's 3rd son Edward, was also mayor of Northampton from 1860-1866, a JP and Conservative Member of Parliament for Northampton from 1874-1880. He built Collingtree Grange in 1875, which was since demolished, though the entrance lodges and gateway on the A45 road survive.

Pickering III (1861-1937) became a director of the company in 1886. In 1888, the company built new offices at 8 Gold Street, Northampton. In 1891, the Church of St Matthew's in Kettering Road, Northampton was built and paid for by the family in memory of Phipps II. This area of the town south-east of Kettering Road, known as "Phippsville" was built in the 1880s as a spacious, well-to-do suburb of the town. The large houses are now mostly converted into individual flats. Pickering IIIrd's Northampton home on Cliftonville Rd is now the head offices and showroom of the Jeffery-West shoe company. He was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1897. He sold the Collingtree Grange Estate to the Sears family in 1913.

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James Herbert Porter

Lieutenant-Colonel James Herbert Porter, CBE, DSO*, (died 22 March 1973) was an English brewer and brewing executive.

James Herbert Porter was born in Burton upon Trent, the son of a master brewer. He began working for Newcastle Breweries in 1909, but his career was interrupted by the First World War, during which time he received the Distinguished Service Order twice for gallantry.

After the war, Porter returned to Newcastle Breweries. The company's directors became aware of the rising demand for bottled beer in the early 1920s and they asked their brewers to begin developing a new product. As assistant Brewer, Porter worked alongside the firm's Chief Chemist, Archie Jones, to create a new formula: Newcastle Brown Ale. First advertised in 1927, it won all seven major awards at the 1928 Breweries Exhibition. Porter became Managing Director of Newcastle Breweries in 1931; five years later, he was appointed to the Institute of Brewing's Council and he served as its President between 1939 and 1941. In 1948 he was appointed a vice-chairman of the Institute's Research Fund Committee and served on the Council until 1951. Having been a member of the IOB since 1915, he received life membership in 1965.

In 1953 Porter was appointed Vice-Chairman of Newcastle Breweries and two years later became its chairman. Following the company's merger with Scottish Breweries in 1960, he became the latter group's Vice-Chairman and subsequently its Vice-President. He died on 22 March 1973, aged 81, leaving a widow, two daughters and one son, Henry, who became Chairman of Newcastle Breweries and a Director at Newcastle and Scottish Breweries.

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Answer 6

Obadiah Poundage

Obadiah Poundage was the pen-name of a London brewer of the 18th century who published a letter in the London Chronicle on November 4, 1760 arguing for a rise in the price of beer. The letter was reprinted in various journals, including the Gentleman's Magazine and The Gazetteer, and has since been used by beer historians for the basis of information about porter.

Sir,

I believe I may say I am the oldest acting outdoor Clerk at present in the brewery. I served in the trade when Tom Tryon (a student in physick) whom I new very well, occasioned no small bustle among us by advising the not boiling of our worts for fear that our ales should taste raw. This, as near as I can recollect, was about the time of the Revolution as proves in how much need the trade stood of further improvement.

(here come arguments for a rise in price of beer)

...In the beginning of King William's reign, whose memory be ever blessed, the duty on strong beer and ale was 2/6 per barrel and small beer was made from the same grains and sold for 6/- per barrel. Both the ale and beer was fetched from the brew-house by the customers themselves or at their charge, and paid for with ready money; so we entertained but few servants, fewer horses; we had no stocks of ales and beers in store, of casks but a trifling quantity and money in the Compting House before either duty or malt was become due. The Victuallers then sold this ale for twopence the quart.

But soon after our wars with France occasioned Further duties on this commodity—I set them down from memory alone—ninepence per barrel more in 1693 was laid on strong ale, an additional threepence per barrel in 1694. The whole duty amounted to four shillings per barrel on ale and one shilling per barrel on small beer at this period. Ale rose in price to 18/- and 19/- per barrel and the victualler sold it for twopence halfpenny per quart.

Now we come to the Queen's time, when France disturbing us again, the Malt Tax, the Duty on Hops and that on coals took place, besides one shilling per barrel more on strong beer and ale and fourpence per barrel more on small beer, owing to old Lewis's ambition. Our duties on strong beer and ale amounted to 5/- per barrel and on small beer 1/4 per barrel. May he receive his reward, say I, for about the year 1710 his machinations embarrassed us much. However, at last, it was realised that the duty on malt surpassed by much the duty on hops, from whence the Brewers endeavoured at a liquor wherein more of these last should be used. Thus the drinking of beer came to be encouraged in preference to ale. This beer, when new, was sold for 2/- per barrel, but the people not easily weaned from their wonted sweet heavy drink, in general used ale mixed with beer, which they purchased from the Ale draper at twopence halfpenny, and twopence three farthings per quart.

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Anthony John Richard Purssell

Anthony John Richard Purssell (born 5 July 1926), known as Tony Purssell, is an English brewing executive, businessman and former athlete, who was President of the Institute of Brewing.

Anthony Richard John Purssell was born in Simla, India, on 5 July 1926. In 1952, he married Ann Margaret Batchelor and with her had two sons and one daughter.

Purssell graduated from Oriel College, Oxford, with a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Chemistry in 1948. While at Oxford, he gained three blues for rowing, representing the university in the boat race between 1946 and 1948. He coxed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He joined Guinness's Park Royal site as a brewer in 1948. Seven years later, he became head of its research laboratory and then in 1960 became brewer in charge of brewing. Three years later, he became director of Arthur Guinness Son & Co. (Park Royal) Ltd. and was appointed the company's Director of Personnel. In 1968, Purssell became the firm's Managing Director and in 1973 took the same position at Arthur Guinness Son & Co. (Dublin) Ltd. He held that post until 1975, when he took up the equivalent position at Arthur Guinness & Sons Plc between 1975 and 1981. He became that company's Joint Deputy Chairman in 1981, serving for two years.

Purssell was a member of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (1976–81), the Civil Aviation Authority (1984–90), and the Thames Valley and South Midlands Regional Board; he was also a Regional Director (1982–91) and Chairman (1989–91) of Lloyds Bank Plc. He was a Trustee and Honorary Treasurer of Oxfam between 1985 and 1992; the following year, he became Trustee for the National Society for Epilepsy; he was the organisation's Chairman between 1995 and 1998, ceased to be a Trustee in 2008, and was appointed Vice-President in 2010. Purssell was also on the Council of the Institute of Brewing between 1960 and 1963, and again between 1968 and 1972, when he was elected its Deputy President. In 1974, he became its President for a two year term, and later served as a Vice-President. He is also fellow of the Institute, and of the Incorporated Brewers' Guild, as well as a Companion of the British Institute of Management.

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Answer 8

Robert Ratcliff

Colonel Robert Frederick Ratcliff CMG VD MP (1867 – 19 January 1943) was an English brewer, Territorial Army officer and politician who represented Burton from 1900 to 1918.

Born in Burton-on-Trent, Ratcliff was the son of Robert Ratcliff and his wife Emily. His father was a brewer in the partnership of Bass Ratcliff and Gretton and lived at Newton Solney in south Derbyshire. He was educated at Rossall School and Cambridge University. Ratcliff followed his father into the brewery and was also an active member of the territorial reserve. He was commissioned into the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the 5th Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps on 19 March 1887, as a Second-Lieutenant serving with "B" Company at Burton. He was promoted to lieutenant on 27 July 1889, captain on 23 January 1892, and major 18 July 1900.

In 1900, Ratcliff was elected as Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for Burton. With the reformation of the Territorial reserves he became honorary lieutenant-colonel of the 6th North Staffordshire Regiment on 21 September 1907 and succeeded John Gretton as lieutenant-colonel in command of the 6th North Staffords on 18 November 1909. In 1912 he changed his parliamentary allegiance and became Conservative MP for Burton.

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Answer 9

John Ratcliffe (died 1633)

John Ratcliffe (died 30 March 1633) was an English brewer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.

Ratcliffe was the son of John Ratcliffe who moved to Chester and became active in the government of the city, being mayor of Chester.

He was a brewer and became an alderman of the city, and was made mayor for 1611-12 and 1628-9. He was an ardent puritan. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for City of Chester. He was elected MP for Chester again in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

Ratcliffe died in 1633.

Ratcliffe married as his second wife Jane Brerewood, daughter of John Brerewood of Chester. Their son John became Recorder and MP for Chester.

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Answer 10

Samuel Lipscomb Seckham

Samuel Lipscomb Seckham (Oxford 25 October 1827 – 4 February 1901) was an English Victorian architect, developer, magistrate and brewer.

He was born in Oxford, and later became the City Surveyor. He was the original architect employed by St John’s College, Oxford to develop parts of North Oxford. He developed Park Town, an early and prominent estate in North Oxford. Through Seckham's efforts, the Park Town Estate Company was formed in September 1857. Such was the success of Park Town, he also worked on plans for Walton Manor and Norham Manor.

Seckham developed Bletchley Park, which he purchased in 1877 and sold in 1883 to Sir Herbert Samuel Leon (1850–1926), a financier and Liberal MP. Bletchley Park later became famous for the World War II codebreaking effort there.

In 1889, Seckham purchased and occupied Whittington Old Hall, a 16th-century mansion house at Whittington near Lichfield in Staffordshire. He became High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1890. He also held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (DL).

Seckham married Kinbarra Sweene Smith and had a daughter Kinbarra Swene Seckham. There is memorial panelling for Seckham in St Giles Church at Whittington.

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