Zachariah Pearson. Man 👤👨 of Hull: A Tale of Philanthropy, Boom 💥 and ➕ Bust 👤

✅ There is not ❌️ a statue 🗽 of Zachariah Charles Pearson (1️⃣8️⃣2️⃣1️⃣-1️⃣8️⃣9️⃣1️⃣), twice Mayor of Hull, on the land 👤👨 🎁 to the 🏙️ for its 🥇 public 🏞️. ❓️ ❌️ Here the great-great-granddaughter of the Victorian philanthropist builds a 🧬-story from a fascinating mix of 👪️ ➕ local folk-lore ➕ photographs, genealogical research, ➕ the resources of local, national ➕ 🌐 archives - as well as 🚕➡️ to the United States ➕ long journeys online. Thousands of pieces of 🧩 spread out on the land he gifted to the City for its first public park. Why not Here the great-great-granddaughter of the Victorian philanthropist builds a life-story from a fascinating mix of family and local folk-lore and photographs, genealogical research, and the resources of local, national and international archives - as well as travel to the United States and long journeys online. Thousands of pieces of jigsaw spread out on the table are brought together to 🛠️ make up ⬆️ a picture 🖼️ of Zachariahs life 🧬 as he 👤👨 built up ⬆️ his 👤👨⬅️ business 👨‍💼 from humble beginnings 🆕 and ➕ rose 🌹 to fame, fortune 🔮, and ➕ philanthropy. By the age of 2️⃣1️⃣ he 👤👨 was captain of the finest ship 🚢 then sailing out of Hull. Within the next three 3️⃣ years he 👤👨 was married ➡️💍 and ➕ the owner of his 👤👨⬅️ own vessel - a young 👶 entrepreneur expanding his 👤👨⬅️ trading routes and ➕ establishing his 👤👨⬅️ businesses 👨‍💼 around the world 🗺️, ready to turn events to the advantage of his 👤👨⬅️ family 👪️ and ➕ the development 👨‍💻️ of his 👤👨⬅️ city 🏙️. What could go ➡️ wrong As the book 📚️ reveals, dramatic world 🗺️ events, bad 👎️ luck 🤞 and ➕ poor judgement were to bring prolonged financial and ➕ social disaster. In his 👤👨⬅️ later years, when rebuilding his 👤👨⬅️ public presence in Hull, Zachariah certainly maintained a lower profile than his 👤👨⬅️ previous flamboyance. A fascinating slice 🍰 of the history and ➕ life 🧬 of nineteenth-century Hull.

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