John Emary | |
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Born | 1810 or 1811
Lullingstone,
Kent, England |
Died | England |
Occupation(s) | Tailor, businessman |
Known for | Founder of Aquascutum |
Spouse | Elizabeth |
Children | 3 |
John Emary (born 1810 or 1811) was a British tailor and businessman, and the founder of the fashion brand Aquascutum.
John Emary was born in Lullingstone, Kent in either 1810 or 1811. [1]
In 1851, Emary opened a menswear shop in London's Regent Street. [2] [3] Later in the 1850s, he patented a method of producing a water-repellent textile, and founded Aquascutum, using the Latin aqua (water) and scutum (shield). [2] [3]
In the 1871 census, he was aged 60, and a "merchant tailor", living in Islington, with his wife Elizabeth, three children (Mary, George M, and Susan Meears), two grandchildren, sister-in-law and one servant. [1]
In the late 1870s, Emary and his son George Moore Emary (1850-1937) handed over control of Aquascutum to Scantlebury & Commin. [2] [4] [5] [6]
John Emary | |
---|---|
Born | 1810 or 1811
Lullingstone,
Kent, England |
Died | England |
Occupation(s) | Tailor, businessman |
Known for | Founder of Aquascutum |
Spouse | Elizabeth |
Children | 3 |
John Emary (born 1810 or 1811) was a British tailor and businessman, and the founder of the fashion brand Aquascutum.
John Emary was born in Lullingstone, Kent in either 1810 or 1811. [1]
In 1851, Emary opened a menswear shop in London's Regent Street. [2] [3] Later in the 1850s, he patented a method of producing a water-repellent textile, and founded Aquascutum, using the Latin aqua (water) and scutum (shield). [2] [3]
In the 1871 census, he was aged 60, and a "merchant tailor", living in Islington, with his wife Elizabeth, three children (Mary, George M, and Susan Meears), two grandchildren, sister-in-law and one servant. [1]
In the late 1870s, Emary and his son George Moore Emary (1850-1937) handed over control of Aquascutum to Scantlebury & Commin. [2] [4] [5] [6]