George Sitwell (ironmaster)

This article is about George Sitwell the ironmaster. For his descendant, the writer and MP, see George Sitwell.

George Sitwell
Bornc. 1601
Eckington, Derbyshire
Died1667
Resting placeEckington, Derbyshire
NationalityBritish
EducationDerby School
Known forIronmaster
Spouse(s)Margaret (born, Childers, died 1658)
Childrenseven
Parent(s)George and Mary (born Walker) Sitwell
Websitewww.sitwell.co.uk

George Sitwell (c. 1601–1667), the eldest son of George Sitwell (1569–1607) and Mary Walker, was a 17th-century landowner and ironmaster who was born at Eckington in Derbyshire and baptized there on 15 March 1601. He built Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire in 1626.[1] His company mined, forged, and rolled iron for use in Britain and overseas. It exported a complete rolling mill to the West Indies.[2]

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  2. ^ Riden, Philip (2004). "Sitwell, George (bap. 1601, d. 1667)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47480. Retrieved 8 June 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)