Crawshay bailey biography samples

Crawshay Bailey (1789-1872), iron-master and M.P.

1789 Born, the younger son of Joseph (or John) Bailey of Wakefield, and Susannah, sister of Richard Crawshay, iron-master of Cyfarthfa Ironworks.

c.1801 Joined his older brother, Joseph, at Cyfarthfa, working in their rich uncle's iron-works.

1809 Uncle died; at some point Crawshay left Cyfarthfa

1820 Partner in the Nantyglo Ironworks on Matthew Wayne's departure.

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The two brothers developed the Nant-y-glo works, and, later on, the Beaufort Ironworks.

1825 William Crawshay, his cousin (the then proprietor of Cyfarthfa Ironworks), may have prevented Crawshay Bailey from continuing as owner of Rhymney Iron Works.

Crawshay Bailey constructed the tramway from Rhymney to Bassaleg

Foreseeing the potential of the South Wales coal basin, he bought up many large areas at their agricultural value — at Aberaman , Mountain Ash , and in the Rhondda valley.

1833 The Bailey brother