John Robert Featherby
John Robert Featherby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1848 |
| Died | July 1922 (aged 73–74) Bleak House, Gillingham, Kent, England |
| Occupations | Brick manufacturer, businessman, civic leader |
| Employer(s) | G. Featherby & Co. |
| Known for | First Mayor of Gillingham; development of local brickmaking industry |
| Title | Mayor of Gillingham |
| Predecessor | Office established |
| Spouse |
Anna Louisa Frost
(m. 1872; div. 1911) |
| Children | 4 (including Charles Benjamin Featherby; Harry George Featherby) |
| Parent(s) | George Featherby (father) Amelia Ann Bullbrook (mother) |
| Awards | Freedom of the Borough of Gillingham (1921) |
John Robert Featherby was an English brick manufacturer, businessman, and civic leader who played a central role in the late-Victorian and Edwardian development of Gillingham, Kent. A partner in the family firm G. Featherby & Co., he helped supply bricks and cement for the town’s rapid expansion during the growth of Chatham Dockyard, while also serving as a director of local utilities and related industries.
Active in public life, he was chairman of Gillingham Urban District Council and, following the grant of a royal charter in 1903, became the first Mayor of Gillingham Borough Council, later receiving the Freedom of the Borough for his long service.