Sir Charles Holcroft, 1st Bt
(1831-1917), Iron and coal master and benefactor of Birmingham UniversitySitter in 1 portrait
Sir Charles Holcroft, 1st Bt ('Men of the Day. No. 1295. "Brumagem 'Varsity."')
by 'H.C.O.'
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 6 September 1911
NPG D45626
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David Brian Lewis
26 August 2022, 17:35
Sir Charles was my great uncle. I am currently writing a history of the Holcroft dynasty of ironmasters. Once completed I will let you now.
My dissertation on the West Midlands Ironmasters 1872-1926 includes details of Sir Charles. I have detailed family tree of the Holcrofts.