Harvey du Cros | |
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| Member of Parliament for Hastings (UK Parliament constituency) | |
| Preceded by | Freeman Freeman-Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Du Cros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1846 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 21 December 1918 (aged 72) |
| Political party | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Annie Jane Roy |
| Alma mater | The King's Hospital |
William Harvey du Cros (19 June 1846 – 21 December 1918)[1] was a Dublin-born financier who became the founder of the pneumatic tyre industry by supporting development of the innovations of John Boyd Dunlop and mass-producing Dunlop's tyres.
Later in life du Cros was described by the Revue Franco-Anglaise as dapper, below middle height and of robust build with an expressive face and a high forehead. Quite modest and of a retiring disposition his pleasant open face invited friendship and confidence. He seemed to have a ready willingness to listen.[2] Just 65 inches tall[3] and a noted athlete in his youth, he remained an enthusiastic cyclist and a skilful boxer into his middle age.[4]
He was briefly a Conservative Party politician in England.
- ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ as reported in: Sir Arthur Du Cros, Bt, Wheels of Fortune, a salute to pioneers, Chapman & Hall, London 1938
- ^ Sir Arthur Du Cros, Bt, Wheels of Fortune, a salute to pioneers, Chapman & Hall, London 1938
- ^ Mr. Harvey Du Cros. The Times, Monday, 23 Dec 1918; pg. 6; Issue 41980