Edward Akroyd
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Edward Akroyd was a 19th-century English industrialist and philanthropist known for his role in developing the textile industry and model worker communities in Yorkshire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Akroyd canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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industrialist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| aim |
to provide better housing for mill workers
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to stabilize and improve the industrial workforce ⓘ |
| businessModel | factory-based textile production ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| classBackground | industrial middle class ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicSector |
woollen textiles
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worsted textiles ⓘ |
| employer | Akroyd family textile mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| industry | textile industry ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Victorian social reform ideas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
improving living conditions for textile workers
ⓘ
paternalistic management of mill communities ⓘ philanthropic support for workers’ housing ⓘ support for education of working-class families ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
example of Victorian model employer
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influence on later industrial housing schemes ⓘ |
| movement |
Victorian philanthropy
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model village movement ⓘ |
| notableProject | model village for mill workers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of model worker communities in Yorkshire
ⓘ
development of the textile industry in Yorkshire ⓘ |
| occupation |
industrialist
ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ |
| partOf | British textile industrialists ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Halifax
NERFINISHED
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Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Halifax, Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
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Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialPolicy |
encouragement of moral and social improvement among workers
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provision of planned housing estates for workers ⓘ |
| socialRole | social reformer ⓘ |
| typeOfPhilanthropy |
community welfare
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education ⓘ workers’ housing ⓘ |
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