Henry james holden biography of nancy
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James Alexander, Henry James and Edward Wheewall Holden
James Alexander Holden arrived in SA in 1852, as a 17 year old lad (b. 1 Apr 1835 Walsall STS) and started a leather goods business in King William Street Adelaide in 1856. James married Mary Elizabeth Phillips on 24 Sep 1857 at her home. They had nine children: Edward Thos (d. 1858 age 3 mo), Henry Jas, Catherine Mary (d. 1862 age 2), Ellen Elizabeth, Mary Winifred, Hubert Wm, Alexander Phillips (d. 1870 age 1), Mabel Janette, and Charlotte Alice Lynette.
The company progressed from mainly saddlery work to coach building and repairs. In 1885 Henry Adolphe Frost joined as a junior partner and the company was later badged as Holden & Frost Ltd. This was expanded into the production of truck bodies, by Henry James Holden, after his father's death on 2 Jun 1887 at Semaphore. Henry James married Mary Ann Dixon Wheewall on 7 Apr 1881. They had five children: Edward Wheewall, Ida Caroline Mary, Florence Muriel, Dorothy Edith,
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H. J. Holden
For the motor vehicle produced in Australia 1974–1976, see Holden HJ.
Henry James Holden (18 July 1859 – 6 March 1926) was an Australian businessman, a partner in Holden & Frost, which became the automobile manufacturer Holden. He was a longstanding member of the Kensington and Norwood Corporation, and served as mayor for nine years.
History
[edit]Henry was born in Adelaide the eldest child of James Alexander Holden (1 April 1835 – 1 June 1887) and his wife Mary Elizabeth Holden, née Phillips (9 December 1839 – 17 April 1914). He was educated at the Norwood College run by Thomas Caterer, followed by Hahndorf College.[1]
In August 1885 J. A. Holden sold to Henry and to H. A. Frost his interest in the retail arm of the company,[2] which was in financial difficulties. In November 1885 the company became Holden & Frost with the formal introduction into the partnership of Frost, who had brought to the company additional capital.
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by Graham McDonald
Holden is no more: General Motors announces the 164-year-old Aussie auto brand will be axed by the end of the year.
– Business Insider Australia, 17 February 2020
This announcement caused shock waves throughout Australia as so many of the population had grown up with the Holden brand. This was a sad ending, considering the incredible efforts of ingenuity and hard work by Sir Henry James Holden to establish the company that would grow to be the biggest automotive body builder in the British Empire bygd 1929.
But in October 1929, the factory closed temporarily for lack of continuous work. Henry Holden knew he needed to develop the business in a new direction, and in January 1930, he set out for the United States to discuss amalgamation with General Motors. These discussions were finalised in 1931, and Henry came back home to begin developing Australia’s own Holden car.
The first ‘home-grown’ Holden model, the 48-215 (also affectionatel