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| |name = Sir George Burton Hunter | |||
| |image = | |image = Sir George Burton Hunter.jpg | ||
| |honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KBE|DSC}} | |||
| |caption = | |caption = Hunter in 1920 | ||
| |birth_date = {{Birth date|1845|12|19|df=yes}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date|1845|12|19|df=yes}} | ||
| |birth_place = ] | |birth_place = ], England | ||
| |death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|01|21|1845|12|19|df=yes}} | |death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|01|21|1845|12|19|df=yes}} | ||
| |death_place = ] | |death_place = ], England | ||
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| |occupation = Shipbuilder | |occupation = ] | ||
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| '''Sir George Burton Hunter''' |
'''Sir George Burton Hunter''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KBE|DSC}} (19 December 1845 – 21 January 1937) was an English shipbuilder based on ]. | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| Born in ], Hunter was a pupil under Thomas Meek before being apprenticed to William Pile, his cousin.<ref name=odnb> |
Born in ], Hunter was a pupil under Thomas Meek before being apprenticed to William Pile, his cousin.<ref name=odnb>{{Cite ODNB |last=Ritchie |first=Lionel Alexander |title=Hunter, Sir George Burton (1845–1937), shipbuilder |date=23 Sep 2004 |id=34062}}</ref> In 1869 he moved to ] where he worked for R. Napier & Sons.<ref name=odnb/> He returned to ] in 1873 and formed a partnership with S. P. Austin; this partnership was dissolved in 1879 and instead Burton became Manager of a new firm known as ] on ].<ref name=odnb/> By 1893 the firm was the largest shipbuilder on Tyneside.<ref name=odnb/> The business was incorporated in 1895 with Hunter as ].<ref name=odnb/> | ||
| He became ] of ] in 1901 and was ]ed in 1918.<ref name=odnb/> | He became ] of ] in 1901 and was ]ed in 1918.<ref name=odnb/> | ||
| Burton acquired Wallsend Hall in 1914 and then presented the hall and its grounds to Wallsend Corporation in 1919: the facility evolved to become the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/nostalgia/gb-hunter-memorial-hospital-wallsend-1958-1-5864642|title=GB Hunter Memorial Hospital, Wallsend, 1958|date=18 July 2013|work=The Guardian|accessdate=29 July 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011085834/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/nostalgia/gb-hunter-memorial-hospital-wallsend-1958-1-5864642|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
| He later had the Wallsend general hospital named after him. It is now the Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital. | |||
| ==Family== | ==Family== | ||
| In 1873 he married Annie Hudson: they went on to have four daughters and two sons.<ref name=odnb/> He lived at ''The Willows'' in ] in ].<ref> |
In 1873 he married Annie Hudson: they went on to have four daughters and two sons.<ref name=odnb/> He lived at ''The Willows'' in ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0000761 |title=Hunter family history |access-date=22 May 2010 |archive-date=1 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301210007/http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0000761 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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English shipbuilder
| SirGeorge Burton HunterKBE DSC | |
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 Hunter in 1920 | |
| Born | (1845-12-19)19 December 1845 Sunderland, England |
| Died | 21 January 1937(1937-01-21) (aged 91) Jesmond, England |
| Occupation | Shipbuilder |
Sir George Burton Hunter KBE DSC (19 December 1845 – 21 January 1937) was an English shipbuilder based on Tyneside.
Career
Born in Sunderland, Hunter was a pupil under Thomas Meek before being apprenticed to William Pile, his cousin. In 1869 he moved to Clydeside where he worked for R. Napier & Sons. He returned to Wearside in 1873 and formed a partnership with S. P. Austin; this partnership was dissolved in 1879 and instead Burton became Manager of a new firm known as C. S. Swan & Hunter on Tyneside. By 1893 the firm was the largest shipbuilder on Tyneside. The business was incorporated in 1895 with Hunter as Chairman.
He became Mayor of Wallsend in 1901 and was knighted in 1918.
Burton acquired Wallsend Hall in 1914 and then presented the hall and its grounds to Wallsend Corporation in 1919: the facility evolved to become the Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital.
Family
In 1873 he married Annie Hudson: they went on to have four daughters and two sons. He lived at The Willows in Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne.
References
- ^ Ritchie, Lionel Alexander (23 September 2004). "Hunter, Sir George Burton (1845–1937), shipbuilder". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34062. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "GB Hunter Memorial Hospital, Wallsend, 1958". The Guardian. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Hunter family history". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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