George Cadbury
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George Cadbury (September 19, 1839 – October 24, 1922) was the third son of Quaker John Cadbury, the founder of Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company.
Together with his brother Richard he took over the family business in 1861. In 1878 they acquired 14 acres (57,000 m²) of land in open country, four miles (6 km) south of Birmingham, where they opened a new factory in 1879. Over the following years more land was acquired and a model village, designed by architect William Alexander Harvey, was built to provide low cost houses for the workers. This village became known as Bournville.
Cadbury Ltd. prospered because of humanitarian working conditions. In the Bourneville factory, named after the local river and the French word for town, they produced chocolate from 1879. The brothers cared for their employees; they both believed in the social rights of the workers and hence they installed canteens and sport grounds. Nineteen years after Richard died, George opened a works committee for each gender which discussed proposals for improving the firm. He also pressed ahead with other ideas, like an annuity, a deposit account and education facilities for every employee.
Cadbury donated the Lickey Hills Country Park to the people of Birmingham.
Bibliography
- Walter Stranz: George Cadbury (Shire Publications, Aylesbury, 1973) ISBN 0852632363
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