
John Crossley (16 May 1812 – 16 April 1879) was a
Liberal Party
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politician in the United Kingdom. He served from 1874 to 1877 as
MP for
Halifax in
West Yorkshire
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He was the eldest son of John Crossley (1772–1837) and his wife Martha Turner. Crossley was a successful carpet manufacturer, whose business (John Crossley and Sons) became a major employer in Halifax. In the early 1870s he set up the American Linoleum Company at
Linoleumville, New York with
Frederick Walton, the inventor of
linoleum
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; the company was highly successful. He was the elder brother of
Sir Francis Crossley (1817–1872), who had served as the constituency's MP from 1852 to 1859.
Honours
A
blue plaque
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was erected by the
Halifax Civic Trust.
References
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Crossley family tree
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1812 births
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1874–1880
1879 deaths
People from Halifax, West Yorkshire
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