Frank Charlton; Thomas Rome
1 portrait of Frank Charlton
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Frank Charlton; Thomas Rome
by Fred May
brush and ink with white heightening, published 22 May 1935
8 3/8 in. x 6 5/8 in. (213 mm x 168 mm) mount size
Purchased, 1997
Reference Collection
NPG D7980
Sittersback to top
- Frank Charlton (died 1965), Shipping magnate; Chairman, Furness, Withy & co. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Thomas Rome (1852-1938), Shipping magnate. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1935back to top
Current affairs
Stanley Baldwin starts his third term as Prime Minister after Ramsay Macdonald resigns due to ill health. Coincidentally, Baldwin's first term in office also came about when the Prime Minister of the time, Bonar Law, stepped down due to illness in 1923.Art and science
Robert Watson-Watt demonstrates Radar, showing how an aircraft can be tracked by detecting radio waves reflected off it. During the war, Watson-Watt established a network of machines and operators that helped detect the approach of enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain.Penguin publishes its first paperback books, making reading more portable and affordable to a wider audience.
International
Italy invades Abyssinia. The invasion of the country now known as Ethiopia was part of Mussolini's plan to create an Italian Empire. It was also an attempt to avenge Abyssinia's victory over the Italian army at Adowa in 1896.Germany introduces conscription, breaking the disarmament clause of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Nigel P Rome
20 January 2017, 20:01
Thomas Rome 1852-1938 my great grandfather was born into a large Liverpool shipping family. He retired as chairman of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company in 1920. He was chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board and was instrumental in the building of the Gladstone Dock realising Liverpool needed to be able to accommodate larger ships. He had the great honour of showing the newly built dock to the Royal family, photographs of which are in my care.