About John Foulkes Roberts
Lived 1818 – 1902 (aged 83–84). John Foulkes Roberts was a merchant.
John Foulkes Roberts (1818–1902) was a civic leader in Manchester who served as Lord Mayor of Manchester from 1896 to 1897.
Roberts was a native of Anglesey. He was elected a councillor in the Manchester City Council in 1868, and an alderman in 1885. He served one term as Lord Mayor from 1896 to 1897, and then acted as deputy mayor the following year.
Roberts died in Manchester in November 1902.
A portrait of Roberts, painted by Thomas Edwin Mostyn, was unveiled in 1898 and hangs at Manchester Town Hall.
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Who was John Foulkes Roberts?
English politician; (1818-1902)
When was John Foulkes Roberts born?
John Foulkes Roberts was born in 1818 in Anglesey.
When did John Foulkes Roberts die?
John Foulkes Roberts died in 1902 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
What was John Foulkes Roberts's occupation?
John Foulkes Roberts was a merchant.
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