William Adams was a 17th Century London
HaberdasherA haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, ribbons and zippers. In U.S. English, haberdasher is another term for a men's outfitter. A haberdasher's shop or the items sold therein are called haberdashery....
born in
Newport, ShropshireNewport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
, who founded
Adams' Grammar SchoolAdams' Grammar School is a state grammar school in Newport, Shropshire. Its name is sometimes abbreviated to AGS, although it is more commonly referred to as 'Adams' or alternatively, 'The Grammar'...
in 1656. After his death in 1660, the school was governed by the
Worshipful Company of HaberdashersThe Worshipful Company of Haberdashers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation, which developed from the Mercers' Company, another Livery Company connected with clothing and haberdashery, received a Royal Charter in 1448...
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William Adams was a 17th Century London
HaberdasherA haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, ribbons and zippers. In U.S. English, haberdasher is another term for a men's outfitter. A haberdasher's shop or the items sold therein are called haberdashery....
born in
Newport, ShropshireNewport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
, who founded
Adams' Grammar SchoolAdams' Grammar School is a state grammar school in Newport, Shropshire. Its name is sometimes abbreviated to AGS, although it is more commonly referred to as 'Adams' or alternatively, 'The Grammar'...
in 1656. After his death in 1660, the school was governed by the
Worshipful Company of HaberdashersThe Worshipful Company of Haberdashers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation, which developed from the Mercers' Company, another Livery Company connected with clothing and haberdashery, received a Royal Charter in 1448...
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