Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton Bt KCVO (born May 10, 1848 in Glasgow; died October 2, 1931 in London) was a Scotsman of Ulster-Scots parentage who was a self-made man, merchant, and yachtsman. Sir Leslie Matthew Ward ( 21 November 1851 &ndash 15 May 1922) was a British Portrait Artist and Caricaturist A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Ulster Scots, also known as Ullans, Hiberno-Scots, or Scots-Irish, refers to the variety of Scots (sometimes referred to as He created the famous Lipton tea brand and was the most persistent challenger in the history of the America's Cup. Lipton is one of the world's best-known and best-selling brands of both hot leaf and ready-to-drink Tea. The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international [1]
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Parentage and childhood
Lipton's parents, Thomas Lipton senior and Frances Lipton (nee Johnstone), were Ulster-Scots, who came from County Fermanagh. County Fermanagh (fɚr'mænɘ Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach ('Men of Monach'in Irish) is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern The Liptons had been smallholders in Fermanagh for generations, but by the late 1840s, Thomas Lipton's parents had decided to leave Ireland and return to the land of their roots (Scotland) in search of a better living for themselves and their young family. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. By 1847, the Liptons had settled in Glasgow. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Lipton's father would hold a number of occupations throughout the 1840s and 1850s, including working as a labourer and as a printer.
Although Thomas Lipton would later state that he was born at his family's home in Crown Street in the Gorbals in 1850, there is no record of this in the parish register for that period. The Gorbals ( Gort a' Bhaile in Gaelic) is a area on the south bank of the River Clyde in the city of Glasgow For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link However, in the 1851 census, the family were recorded as living in the north of Glasgow, with young Thomas being listed as being aged 3 years old. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year It would appear that he was therefore born in 1848. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap
Thomas Lipton was educated at St. Andrew's Parish School close to Glasgow Green between 1853 and 1863. Glasgow Green is a Park situated in the east end of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common By the early 1860s, his parents were the proprietors of a shop at 11 Crown Street in the Gorbals, where they sold ham, butter, and eggs. It was with the aim of supplementing his parents limited income that Thomas Lipton left school at the age of thirteen and found employment as a printers errand boy, and then as a shirtcutter. He also enrolled at a night school, the Gorbals Youth's School, during this period.
Grocer and Lipton's tea
In 1865 Lipton signed up as a cabin boy and sailed from Glasgow to the U.S., where he would spend five years working and travelling all over the country. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lipton had a number of jobs during this time: at a tobacco plantation in Virginia, as an accountant and bookkeeper at a rice plantation in South Carolina, as a door-to-door salesman in New Orleans, a farmhand in New Jersey, and finally as a grocery assistant in New York. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The City of New York
He returned to Glasgow in 1870, initially helping his parents run their small shop in the Gorbals. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The following year he opened his first provision shop - Lipton's Market - at 101 Stobcross Street in the Anderston area of Glasgow. Anderston is a well-known district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. This enterprise proved to be successful and Lipton soon established a chain of groceries, first across Glasgow, the rest of Scotland, until finally he had stores throughout Britain. While Lipton was expanding his empire, tea prices were falling and supply was growing among his middle class customers. In 1888, when his empire had grown to 300 stores, he entered the tea trade and opened his tea-tasting office. He started bypassing traditional trading and wholesale distribution channels (most UK tea-trading was focused in London's Mincing Lane) in order to sell teas at unprecedented prices to the untapped poor working class market. Mincing Lane is a street in the City of London, stretching from Fenchurch Street south to Great Tower Street In order to provide his shops with goods Lipton bought plantations and in doing so - amongst other things - he established the famous Lipton tea brand which is still in existence today. Lipton is one of the world's best-known and best-selling brands of both hot leaf and ready-to-drink Tea.
Thomas Lipton visited Sri Lanka in the 1890s and made business deals with James Taylor the man who introduced tea plantations to Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island James Taylor ( March 29, 1835 - May 2, 1892) was a British citizen who introduced the Tea plantation in Sri Lanka (Ceylon Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Lipton's company purchased good quality tea from Sri Lanka and distributed it through Europe and the USA.
Sportsman
King Edward VII and King George V both shared their interest in yachting with Lipton and enjoyed his company. Between 1899 and 1930 he challenged the American holders of the America's Cup through the Royal Ulster Yacht Club (Lipton was of Ulster-Scots descent) five times with his yachts called Shamrock -Shamrock V. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international Royal Ulster Yacht Club is located in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland on the south shore of Belfast Lough. Ulster Scots, also known as Ullans, Hiberno-Scots, or Scots-Irish, refers to the variety of Scots (sometimes referred to as Shamrock was the unsuccessful Irish challenger for the 10th America's Cup in 1899 against the United States defender ''Columbia''. His well publicised efforts to win the cup, which earned him a specially designed cup for "the best of all losers", made his tea brand famous in the U.S. As a self-made man Lipton, however, was no natural member of the British upper class and the Royal Yacht Squadron only admitted him shortly before his death. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the History Founded on the 1st of June 1815 in the Thatched House Tavern in St James’s London as The Yacht
Before the first Football World Cup was held in 1930, Thomas Lipton donated the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy which was contested in two international tournaments in Turin in 1909 and 1911. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy was a Football (soccer competition that took place twice in Turin, Italy, in 1909 and 1911 Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Private life
Thomas Lipton died at his home, Osidge, in Southgate, London on October 2, 1931. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He bequeathed the majority of his fortune to his native city of Glasgow, including his yachting trophies, which are now on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Sir Thomas Lipton was buried alongside his parents and siblings in Glasgow's Southern Necropolis. The Southern Necropolis in Glasgow 's Gorbals was opened in the year 1840 to provide an affordable and respectable place of Burial for the people of Gorbals
See also
External links
- Lipton official website
- Taylor, Lipton and the Birth of Ceylon Tea
- Works by or about Thomas Lipton in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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