Английская Википедия:Harry Mitchell (brewer)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other people Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Captain Henry Mitchell Jr. (1862–1894) was managing director of a brewery company co-founded by his father Henry Mitchell.[1][2] He was also superintendent of the fire brigade at the company's Cape Hill brewery,[1][3] and a captain in the Smethwick Rifle Volunteers.[1]

He founded a brewery football team, Mitchells St George's, later Birmingham St George's F.C.[4]Шаблон:Self-published inline

Harry was born on 11 September 1862, in Smethwick (then part of Staffordshire), and died from typhoid at the age of just 32.[1]

Memorials

In 1897 Henry Mitchell purchased Шаблон:Convert of land, and in 1899 presented this to Smethwick Corporation to form what was named in his son's memory "Harry's Park" (now known as "Harry Mitchell Park").[1]

Henry also built and donated Smethwick Drill Hall and the accompanying Sergeant Instructor's house.[1] A plaque from the drill hall, now in the Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre which replaced it, reads:[1]

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