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Sir Joseph Beecham, 1st Baronet (8 June 1848 – 23 October 1916) was a British businessman. Beecham was the eldest son of Thomas Beecham and Jane Evans. He played a large part in the growth and expansion of his father's medicinal pill business which he joined in 1866.
Thomas Beecham war als Sohn des reichen Pharmazeuten Sir Joseph Beecham, 1. Baronet, in Oxford erzogen, auf musikalischem Gebiet war er Autodidakt. Aufgrund seiner finanziellen Verhältnisse konnte er es sich erlauben, sich in breitem Stil musikalisch zu engagieren. Bereits in der Zeit von 1902 bis 1904 leitete er ein kleines Opern ...
Sir Joseph Beecham, baronet, manufacturer and philanthropist, was the immensely wealthy owner of the famous pill-making business of St. Helens, Lancashire, and was perhaps equally well known as the father of Sir Thomas Beecham, the conductor. In his autobiography, published many years later, Sir Thomas relates that his father had been persuaded ...
17. Feb. 2005 · Obwohl Sohn des Baronet Sir Joseph Beecham (1848–1916) und somit gleichsam als erblicher Sir prädestiniert (das ist ein Baronet ja im Grunde), brachte Thomas Beecham das Kunststück zustande, bereits im Zuge der New Year Honours Anfang 1916 den gewöhnlichen (also nicht erblichen) Ritterschlag aufgrund seiner Verdienste um die Musik zu ...
Beecham, Sir Joseph, first baronet ( 1848–1916 ), manufacturer of patent medicines, was born at Wigan on 8 June 1848. He was the eldest of the family of two sons and two daughters of Thomas Beecham (1820–1907), founder of Beecham's pills, and his first wife, Jane Evans (1811/12–1872).
His parents were Joseph Beecham, the elder son of Thomas, and Josephine, née Burnett. In 1885, with the family firm flourishing financially, Joseph Beecham moved his family to a large house in Ewanville, Huyton, near Liverpool. Their former home was demolished to make room for an extension to the pill factory.
24. Nov. 2017 · The New York Times reported that Joseph Beecham was the third richest man in England by 1909, with a fortune valued at US$130 million. Beecham received a knighthood in recognition of his philanthropic work in 1912. Over 450 million Beecham pills were sold worldwide in 1913.
