John Bibby (19 February 1775 – 17 July 1840) was the founder of the British Bibby Line shipping company in 1807, and co-owned three slave ships.[1] He was born in Eccleston, near Ormskirk, Lancashire. He was murdered on 17 July 1840 on his way home from dinner at a friend's house in Kirkdale.[2] The murder, believed to be a robbery gone wrong as his watch was stolen, was never solved.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Santos-Pedro, Nick (3 July 2023). "An Open Letter to Bibby Marine". Refugee Council. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Horrid murder at Liverpool". The Standard. London. 20 July 1840. p. 2.
- ^ Siddle, John (15 July 2015). "The mystery killing of shipping magnate John Bibby". Liverpool Echo.
Further reading
edit- "Bibby Line". The Red Duster. Merchant Shipping Association. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009. (lengthy biography)
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