John Bibby (businessman)

John Bibby (19 February 1775 – 17 July 1840) was the founder of the British Bibby Line shipping company in 1807, and co-owned three slave ships.[1] He was born in Eccleston, near Ormskirk, Lancashire. He was murdered on 17 July 1840 on his way home from dinner at a friend's house in Kirkdale.[2] The murder, believed to be a robbery gone wrong as his watch was stolen, was never solved.[3]

This article is about the man. For the ship, see John Bibby (ship).

Memorial to Bibby in All Hallows church, Allerton

References
  1. Santos-Pedro, Nick (3 July 2023). "An Open Letter to Bibby Marine". Refugee Council. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. "Horrid murder at Liverpool". The Standard (London, England). 20 July 1840. p. 2.
  3. Siddle, John (15 July 2015). "The mystery killing of shipping magnate John Bibby". Liverpool Echo.

Further reading
  • "Bibby Line". The Red Duster. Merchant Shipping Association. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009. (lengthy biography)


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