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Colour Manufacturer at the Phoenix Chemical Works, Bath Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
1893 picture of
Thomas W. Harrison
| c.1843 | Thomas William Harrison - born c.1843 at Chelmsford in Essex. |
| Employed in Ipswich by the uncle of L. Grimwade the pottery manufacturer (Grimwades Ltd) | |
| c.1863 | T.W. Harrison moved to Stoke-on-Trent and invited Sidney Grimwade (brother of Leonard Grimwade) to work for him in Hanley. |
| Harrison worked for John Gerrard in Bath Street (later renamed to Garth Street), Hanley; manufacturing colour and glazes. Harrison later owned the business - "The Phoenix Chemical Works" | |
| 1888 | Became a member of the Hanley School Board in 1888 as a member of the non-sectarian group. |
| 1893 | Elected chairman of the Hanley School Board. |
| 1902 | Harrison proposed building tenements to rid the towns of slums and provide housing for the very poor. His proposal was for flats, several stories high around a central courtyard which would serve as a communal garden. |
| 1909 | T.W. Harrison retired to Bournemouth, where he died on 20th September 1909. |
Thomas William Harrison was a Liberal and was president of Hanley Liberal Association.
Harrison was a member of the Congregational Church and was both president and secretary of the Staffs. Congregational Union. He was also a member of the Congregational national executive.T.W. Harrison married Marianne Green (who was probably a member of the family which controlled the Crown Staffordshire China Co. Ltd. They had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. According to the 1881 census the family lived at 'The Hollies', Northwood.
1881 census:
Dwelling: The Hollies
Census Place: Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Thomas W. HARRISON | M 36 M | Head | Chelmsford, Essex | Manufacturing Chemist |
| Mary A. HARRISON | M 40 F | Wife | Fenton | |
| Sidney HARRISON | 11 M | Son | Hanley | Scholar |
| Percival HARRISON | 7 M | Son | Hanley | Scholar |
| Edith HARRISON | 5 F | Daur | Hanley | Scholar |
| Arthur HARRISON | 3 M | Son | Hanley | Scholar |
| Ann JOHNSON | U 32 F | Servant | Wexford, Ireland | Cook (Dom) |
| Martha WILLIAMS | U 19 F | Servant | Hanley | Housemaid |
14/11/2001
