James Eckersley
Chairman of Blackrod Local Board: 1881-93 (Conservative)
Chairman of Blackrod Urban District Council: 1894-1901 (Conservative)
Born: Duxbury, Lancashire 1836
Died: London 29 January 1914
First Chairman of Blackrod Urban District Council.
Master Bleacher.
Joint proprietor of Huyton Bleach Works, Adlington, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Benjamin Davies as Davies & Eckersley.
Magistrate.
Vice-chairman of the Bleachers’ Combine.
Director of Williams Deacon’s Bank.
Member of Blackrod Conservative Club.
Moved to London around 1902.
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