Isaac Solly
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Isaac Solly son of Isaac Solly of London and Walthamstow (died 1803) was a London merchant in the Baltic trade. During the Napoleonic wars Isaac Solly and Sons were principal contractors supplying hemp and timber to government dockyards. His brother Edward Solly
, a famous collector of paintings, was stationed in Berlin. The family concern suffered a serious setback when twenty of their ships, laden with merchandise, were confiscated and taken to Copenhagen, during the Napoleonic Blockade.
In addition to this business, Solly served as chairman of the London Dock Company, founding chairman of the London and Birmingham Railway
, chairman of the British and American Steam Navigation Company, and Governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation
. He was also amongst the original proprietors of the London University
.
He was declared bankrupt in 1837 during the banking crisis of that year.
Solly had ten children. His son Samuel Solly, F.R.S. was a distinguished surgeon, while Henry Solly
was a social reformer and founder of working men's club
s.
Edward Solly
Edward Walter Solly was an English cricketer who played eight first-class games for Worcestershire as a professional between 1903 and 1907....
, a famous collector of paintings, was stationed in Berlin. The family concern suffered a serious setback when twenty of their ships, laden with merchandise, were confiscated and taken to Copenhagen, during the Napoleonic Blockade.
In addition to this business, Solly served as chairman of the London Dock Company, founding chairman of the London and Birmingham Railway
London and Birmingham Railway
The London and Birmingham Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom from 1833 to 1846, when it became part of the London and North Western Railway ....
, chairman of the British and American Steam Navigation Company, and Governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation
Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation
The Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation, founded in 1720, was a British insurance company. It took its name from the location of its offices at the Royal Exchange, London.-Origins:...
. He was also amongst the original proprietors of the London University
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
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He was declared bankrupt in 1837 during the banking crisis of that year.
Solly had ten children. His son Samuel Solly, F.R.S. was a distinguished surgeon, while Henry Solly
Henry Solly
Henry Solly was an English social reformer. William Beveridge said of him: "He was a restless, inventive, constructive spirit, part author of at least three large living movements; charity organisation, working men's clubs, and garden cities".He was the son of Isaac Solly and became a Chartist...
was a social reformer and founder of working men's club
Working men's club
Working men's clubs are a type of private social club founded in the 19th century in industrial areas of the United Kingdom, particularly the North of England, the Midlands and many parts of the South Wales Valleys, to provide recreation and education for working class men and their families.-...
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