Milligan Forbes & Co

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  • Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Textile yarn, cloth, etc, distribution

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Established by Robert Milligan, 1786-1862, sometime draper at Bradford, and Henry Forbes. Emerged as leading woollen cloth (stuff) merchants at Bradford where in 1853 opened a large and prestigious warehouse which survives in 2016. Both became leading citizens, both being mayor, while in 1850s Milligan was Bradford's MP

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