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Encyclopedia > John Arnott

Sir John Arnott (1814-1898) was an Irish entrepreneur and a major figure in the commercial and political spheres of late 19th century Cork. He was also founder of the Arnotts department chain. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... Logo of Arnotts department store in Ireland Arnotts is a department store in Dublin, Ireland, and also own the River Island chain of stores in Ireland. ...


Career

Born in Scotland, Arnott arrived in Cork in 1837 to work at Grants of Patrick Street; he later opened his own shop which failed to prosper. After starting a business in Belfast which prospered he returned to Cork and opened a drapery store which he later expanded across Ireland and Britain, including Arnotts in Henry Street, Dublin and in Glasgow (where the name continued until the early 1990s). Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy (as part of the UK)  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...


He acquired the Irish Times and The Northern Whig newspapers, though he later disposed of the Whig over disputes relating to its editorial policy. His famly retained a connection with the paper until the 1960s, although they had disposed of their interest earlier. The Irish Times is Irelands newspaper of record, launched in the late 1850s. ... View of the building from Waring Street. ... An editorial is a statement or article by a news organization (generally a newspaper) that expresses an opinion rather than attempting to simply report news, as the latter should ideally be done without bias. ...


Arnott was elected Lord Mayor of Cork three times, in 1859, 1860 and 1861. He was also Justice of the Peace for Cork City and County, as well as MP for Kinsale between 1859-63. He was elevated to the peerage in 1896 as 1st. Baronet Arnott of Woodlands, Shandon, Co. Cork. Councillor Patrick (Pat) John Stannard, Lord Mayor of Oxford (2004). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is an inferior magistrate appointed by means of a commission of the peace (mandate) to keep the peace. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... Market Street in Kinsale, one of the towns oldest thoroughfares Kinsale (Cionn tSáile in Irish) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. ...


See also

The Irish Times is Irelands newspaper of record, launched in the late 1850s. ... The Irish House of Commons entrance The original entrance to the building, facing onto College Green. ...

References

  • Sean Beecher: Cork 365 Collins Press 2005 ISBN 1-903464-92-7.
  • Cork City Council website archive of Mayors [1]

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From this, Arnott emerged in November 1850 as general secretary of the NCA at a salary of £2 a month.
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