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John Fothergill (1730–1782) was a merchant from Birmingham, England.. Fothergill was the manufacturer Matthew Boulton's business partner [1] between 1762 and 1782. Fothergill's expertise was mainly in trading - he had served an apprenticeship in Königsberg, spoke French and German, and had travelled widely in Europe as an agent for other manufacturers.
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Lettsom published a catalogue of Fothergill's garden: Hortus Uptonensis, or a catalogue of the plants in the Dr Fothergill's garden at Upton, at the time of his decease anno 1780. Fothergilla is named in his honour. [9] The standard author abbreviation Foth. is used to indicate him when citing a botanical name.
The first Thompson and Morgan catalogue was created in 1855. They now produce over 20 different catalogues that are distributed in the UK, US, French and German markets. Catalogues are distributed by mail and can be requested directly from the company by telephone or via their websites.
Fothergill developed an interest in Liberal politics as a young man, serving on the National Executive of the party as early as the 1920s. [7] His business interests were in Scotland, where he had large commercial and industrial interests north of the River Tweed [8] as well as in Yorkshire and his local political activities reflected this geography.
Blair Corporation is one of America's largest direct marketing mail order retailers, selling clothing and household goods. Founded in 1910 as the New Process Company by John Leo Blair, the company celebrated its 100th year in business in 2010.
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Fothergill was born in Southampton, England and brought up in Darlington. [1] He came from a family who had a doctor in the family in the previous six generations. [4] His ancestor was the eminent Quaker physician and naturalist John Fothergill and his own branch of the family came from the elder brother of John Fothergill.