John Bibby (businessman)

This article is about the man. For the ship, see John Bibby (ship).

Memorial to Bibby in All Hallows church, Allerton

John Bibby (19 February 1775 – 17 July 1840) was the founder of the British Bibby Line shipping company in 1807, and co-owned three slave ships.[1] He was born in Eccleston, near Ormskirk, Lancashire. He was murdered on 17 July 1840 on his way home from dinner at a friend's house in Kirkdale.[2] The murder, believed to be a robbery gone wrong as his watch was stolen, was never solved.[3]

  1. ^ Santos-Pedro, Nick (3 July 2023). "An Open Letter to Bibby Marine". Refugee Council. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Horrid murder at Liverpool". The Standard. London. 20 July 1840. p. 2.
  3. ^ Siddle, John (15 July 2015). "The mystery killing of shipping magnate John Bibby". Liverpool Echo.