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Edwin Henry Booth

English businessman

Summary

English businessman

Field	Value
name	Edwin Henry Booth
image	File:Edwin Henry Booth.gif
caption	Booth pictured around 1880
birth_date	1828
birth_place	Bury, Lancashire, England
death_date
death_place	Preston, Lancashire, England
resting_place	Chorley Cemetery, Chorley, Lancashire, England
nationality	English
known_for	founding Booths
occupation	Businessman
spouse	Susannah Phillips

Edwin Henry Booth (1828 – January 1899) was an English businessman. Initially a tea dealer, in 1847 he founded E. H. Booth & Co. Ltd, which is still in existence as the Booths supermarket chain.

Early life and career

Booth was born in Bury, Lancashire, in 1828. He was an orphan by the age of eleven, and ran away from home.

In 1847, at the age of nineteen, Booth was able to secure an £80 loan with which to open a shop, named The China House, in Blackpool.

He opened a second shop in 1855 in Chorley.

When UK licensing laws were changed, Booth was able to add wine and liquor to his range of products. The increased profit allowed him to open three additional shops, in Preston (1867), Lytham St Annes (1878) and Blackburn (1884).

His son, John, took over the businesses in 1899, three years after Booths had been incorporated as a private limited company.

, Booth's great-great-grandson, Edwin J. Booth, is the company's chairman and chief executive officer.

Personal life

Booth married Susannah Phillips, with whom he had had two sons, John (1857–1941) and Albert (1866–1868), and a daughter, Elizabeth (1855–1858).

Death

Booth died in January 1899, aged 70 or 71. He is buried in Chorley Cemetery in Chorley, Lancashire. His wife survived him by two years, and was buried beside him.

References

"Booth Family".
(2022). "The Diaries of Anthony Hewitson, Provincial Journalist, Volume 1, 1865–1887". Open Book Publishers.
(18 March 2021). "'I want to make a difference' says Booths supermarket boss as he awaits High Sheriff's role".
Martin, Jane. (2006-12-22). "Interview: Edwin Booth - Foodies' favourite keeping supermarkets family-size".
Storey, Laura. (2022-05-23). "175 Years of Booths and Counting • Northern Life".
"Booths History & Heritage {{!}} About Us".
Atkins, Susy. (2022-09-29). "The award-winning British wine retailer you may not have heard of". The Telegraph.
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(1920). "Harpers Directory and Manual". Harper Trade Journals.

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