John George Graves
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John George Graves was a prominent English businessman and philanthropist from Sheffield, best known for his mail-order empire and major contributions to the city’s cultural institutions.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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mail-order entrepreneur ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | mail-order catalogue sales ⓘ |
| businessScale | national mail-order operations in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countyOfBirth | Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Graves Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mail-order commerce
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retail ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOn |
cultural life of Sheffield
ⓘ
economic development of Sheffield ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Sheffield cultural institutions
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mail-order business ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
Graves Gallery in Sheffield
NERFINISHED
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enhancement of Sheffield’s cultural infrastructure ⓘ |
| name | John George Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePhilanthropy |
donations of artworks to the city of Sheffield
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donations to Sheffield Central Library ⓘ funding for Sheffield Art Gallery ⓘ support for educational institutions in Sheffield ⓘ support for public parks in Sheffield ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of a large mail-order empire based in Sheffield ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
arts
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education ⓘ public amenities ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Horncastle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Graves Ltd
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founder of Graves Ltd ⓘ |
| residence | Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | established one of the earliest large-scale mail-order businesses in Britain ⓘ |
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