KERSHAW

James (son of T. Kershaw a working man). b. Manchester 1795; clerk in firm of Lees, Milling ton & Cullender, cotton spinners, Manchester 1811, became a partner, afterwards head of firm of Kershaw, Lees and Side bottom; set the Mersey mills at Stock port to work employing 1200 hands 1842; member of council of anti-corn law league 1838; instrumental in obtaining municipal franchise for Manchester 1838; mayor of Manchester 1842–43; M.P. Stock port 1847 to death. d. the Manor house, Streatham, Surrey 27 April 1864, personalty sworn under £300,000, 16 July 1864. I.L.N. xvi 213 (1850), portrait .