from Bronx, NY
1822
Died:1893
Conservative Party of UK MP • Member of the UK Parliament • UK MP • Merchant • Governor • Treasurer
Business category:Churches
Allcroft began in his father's glovemaking business and in 1867 was able to buy the Stokesay Castle estate in Shropshire.
John Derby Allcroft " John Derby Allcroft " ( 19 July 1822 - 29 July 1893 ) was an English philanthropic entrepreneur and Conservative Party ( UK ) politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1878 to 1880
Allcroft was also Justice of the Peace for Shropshire.