Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CH was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras. From the early 20th century until his death, Beecham was a major influence on the musical life of Britain and, according to the BBC, was Britain's first international conductor.
Beecham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Advertising slogans are short phrases used in advertising campaigns to generate publicity and unify a company's marketing strategy. The phrases may be used to attract attention to a distinctive product feature or reinforce a company's brand.
John Rylands was an English entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the owner of the largest textile manufacturing concern in the United Kingdom, and Manchester's first multi-millionaire.
Michael Marks was a businessman and entrepreneur, who with Thomas Spencer co-founded the British retail chain Marks & Spencer.
Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet was a British soldier, Conservative politician and colonial administrator.
Sir Joseph Beecham, 1st Baronet was a British businessman.
Beecham's Pills were a laxative first marketed about 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire. They were invented by Thomas Beecham (1820–1907), grandfather of the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham (1879–1961). The British pharmaceutical firm, established in 1859 as Beechams, became a global brand, and in the year it was founded produced the first advertising slogan.
Events from the year 1842 in the United Kingdom.
The Beecham Group plc was a British pharmaceutical company. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Founded by Thomas Beecham who opened the first factory in St Helens, Lancashire in 1859, Beecham focused on marketing the business by advertising in newspapers and using a network of wholesale agents in northern England and in London, rapidly building up the business. In August 1859 he created the slogan for Beecham's Pills: "Worth a guinea a box", considered to be the world's first advertising slogan, which helped the business become a global brand.
William Brodie was a Scottish sculptor who worked in Edinburgh.
Piers Calveley Claughton was an Anglican colonial bishop and author.
Sir Thomas Bazley, 1st Baronet DL was a British industrialist and Liberal politician.
Henry Hiles was an English composer, organist, writer, and music educator.
Samuel Weller Singer (1783–1858) was an English author and scholar on the work of William Shakespeare. He is also now remembered as a pioneer historian of card games.
Henry Thomas Riley was an English translator, lexicographer, and antiquary.
John Fitchett Marsh was an English solicitor, official and antiquary.
Helen Audrey Beecham was an English poet, teacher and historian.
Thomas Heywood (1797–1866) was an English antiquarian. He was closely involved in the Chetham Society and its publications.
John Edmund Cox (1812–1890), also Edmond, was an English cleric and antiquarian, best known as an editor of the works of Thomas Cranmer.
