George Ireland (12 June 1801 – 9 February 1879) was a businessman and one of the founders of Ireland Fraser & Co. Today, known as Ireland Blyth Limited, it is the 2nd largest business group in Mauritius. [1]
Ireland was born on 12 June 1801 to The Rev. Dr. Walter Foggo Ireland and his first wife, Jane Alves. [2] His father was a Church of Scotland minister at the North Leith Parish Church within the Presbytery of Edinburgh. [3]
Ireland Fraser & Co. was founded on 1 July 1850 by George Ireland, Hugh Hunter and James Fraser. [4] The company provided shipping, insurance and general agent services for Mauritius' sugar trade. [5] The original name was Hunter Ireland & Co., but when Hugh Hunter left the company in 1860, the name was changed to Ireland Fraser & Co. [4] The company became Ireland Fraser & Co. Ltd. in 1927. [4]
On 9 October 1856 at St. Paul Church of England, Princes Park, Liverpool, England, Ireland married Emily Hartshorne, the daughter of Hugh Hartshorne, a Barrister from Halifax, Nova Scotia. [6] The couple had two sons, George Hugh Ireland, who joined Ireland Fraser & Co. in 1877 and who became partner in 1879, [5] and Frederick Schomberg Ireland, a lawyer.
Ireland's grandson, John Frederick Ireland, played cricket and made 28 first-class appearances between 1908 and 1912. [7]
Ireland retired from Ireland Fraser & Co. on 30 June 1878, [5] and dying at Blackheath Park, Kent, England on 9 February 1879. [3]
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Deaths - At Blackheath Park, Kent, on the 9th inst., George Ireland, of Messrs. Ireland, Fraser, & Co., Mauritius, and eldest son of the late Rev. W. F. Ireland, D.D., minister of the parish of North Leith.