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Colman was the son of Jeremiah Coleman (1807 - 1885) and Isabella Button.<ref name=peerage>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p24564.htm#i245640 Peerage.com]</ref> Educated at [[King's College School]] and [[St. John's College, Cambridge]], Colman joined the [[Colman's]] business and then served as its [[Chairman]] from 1896.<ref name=cambridge>[http://www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/library/history.html Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge]</ref> He was also Chairman of [[Commercial Union]].<ref name=cambridge/> |
Colman was the son of Jeremiah Coleman (1807 - 1885) and Isabella Button.<ref name=peerage>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p24564.htm#i245640 Peerage.com]</ref> Educated at [[King's College School]] and [[St. John's College, Cambridge]],<ref>{{Venn|id=CLMN878J|name=Colman, Jeremiah}}</ref> Colman joined the [[Colman's]] business and then served as its [[Chairman]] from 1896.<ref name=cambridge>[http://www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/library/history.html Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge]</ref> He was also Chairman of [[Commercial Union]].<ref name=cambridge/> |
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He served as [[High Sheriff of Surrey]] from 1893 to 1894 and also became Lieutenant of the City of London.<ref name=peerage/> He was created a [[baronet]] in 1907.<ref name=peerage/> |
He served as [[High Sheriff of Surrey]] from 1893 to 1894 and also became Lieutenant of the City of London.<ref name=peerage/> He was created a [[baronet]] in 1907.<ref name=peerage/> |
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Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet (24 April 1859 - 16 January 1942) was a well-known industrialist who developed Colman's Mustard into an international concern.
Colman was the son of Jeremiah Coleman (1807 - 1885) and Isabella Button.[1] Educated at King's College School and St. John's College, Cambridge,[2] Colman joined the Colman's business and then served as its Chairman from 1896.[3] He was also Chairman of Commercial Union.[3]
He served as High Sheriff of Surrey from 1893 to 1894 and also became Lieutenant of the City of London.[1] He was created a baronet in 1907.[1]
In 1888 he purchased Gatton Park, a country estate in Surrey.[4] At Gatton Park he amassed one of the largest collections of orchids in the country.[3]
He was also keen on cricket and from 1916 to 1923 he was President of Surrey County Cricket Club.[3]
He also funded the Colman Library at the Department of Biochemistry at Cambridge University.[3]
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