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Born at Lindley in Huddersfield, Joseph Hepworth left school at ten to join George Walker's Mill in Leeds in 1844. [1] In 1864 Joseph Hepworth went into business with his brother-in-law James Rhodes as a tailor in Leeds. [1] By 1881 their factory in Wellington Street employed 500 people and, unusually for the time, made all three pieces of a ...
The company was founded by Joseph Hepworth in Leeds in 1864 as a tailor under the name of Joseph Hepworth & Son. [6] Initially Hepworth was in partnership with James Rhodes, but the partnership was dissolved in 1872. [7] On his own, Hepworth expanded the company rapidly, becoming a pioneer of the development of chain stores in Britain.
Joseph Hepworth (c. 1876 – 11 May 1945) was a British Conservative Party politician. At the 1931 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford East, defeating the sitting Labour Party MP Fred Jowett. He was re-elected at the 1935 general election, and served in the House of Commons until his death shortly before ...
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James Hepworth (born 1975), British professional golfer. John Hepworth (born 1944), Australian Archbishop and Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion. John Hepworth (writer) (1921–1995), Australian left-wing author and journalist. Joseph Hepworth (tailor) (1834–1911), founder of Joseph Hepworth & Son, clothing manufacturers, now Next plc.
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Savile Row tailoring. Savile Row tailoring is men and women's bespoke tailoring that takes place on Savile Row and neighbouring streets in Mayfair, Central London. In 1846, Henry Poole, credited as being the "Founder of Savile Row", opened an entrance to his tailoring premises at No. 32 Savile Row. [ 1 ] The term bespoke is understood to have ...