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John Hardy was a barrister and the Conservative MP for Bradford. He was from Yorkshire and was Court Recorder of Leeds for 27 years. His ancestors were Land Stewards to the Spencer-Stanhope family at Cannon Hall. Hardy was the principal co-owner of the Low Moor ironworks, an iron foundry based near Bradford which supplied wrought iron products around the world for about 150 years. When he died in 1855 Hardy left an estate of £300000 which is over £30 million today.
John Hardy was a barrister and the Conservative MP for Bradford. He was from Yorkshire and was Court Recorder of Leeds for 27 years. His ancestors were Land Stewards to the Spencer-Stanhope family at Cannon Hall. Hardy was the principal co-owner of the Low Moor ironworks, an iron foundry based near Bradford which supplied wrought iron products around the world for about 150 years. When he died in 1855 Hardy left an estate of £300000 which is over £30 million today.
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| Title: | Letter from John Hardy |
|---|---|
| Description: | John Hardy refers to his intention to promoting the 'Fire Escape Society' aka the 'Society for the Protection of Life from Fire' which was established by Sampson Low and his son Sampson Low Junior in 1843. |
| Address: | 3 Portland Place, Weymouth |
| Letter dated: | 22-10-1843 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page |
| Type of letter: | Reference to a charitable organisation |
| Key organisations mentioned: | Fire Escape Society (Society for the Protection of Life from Fire); Humane Society |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | Engraving by unknown author after a painting by H.W. Pickersgill |
| Identifier: | SL_81 |
