Norton, John, & Sons
Other Business Names:
- Hatley & Flowerdewe
- Flowerdewe & Norton
- Norton, John
- Norton, John Hatley
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Tobacco trading & trade
Notes:
Leading merchant house in the London / Virginia tobacco consignment trade. Traced origins to Hatley & Flowerdewe of Virginia which John Norton, d 1777, formerly of London, joined in c1740. c1742 reorganised as Flowerdewe & Norton, the former partner being based in London. Emerged as a leader in the trade with John Norton acquiring substantial wealth and prestige in North America. Subsequently returned to London when his oldest son, John Hatley Norton, d1797, took charge of the Virginia business in 1767. In 1768 known as John Norton & Son and, from 1774, as Sons. The firm's participation in the tobacco trade ended in 1775 after which it encountered severe financial difficulties with the onset of the War of American Independence.
Publications:
- John Norton & Sons, Merchants of London and Virginia; being the papers from their counting house for the years 1750 to 1795 by Mason, Frances N (ed)
- Significance of credit in the tobacco consignment trade. A study of John Norton & Sons, 1768-1775 by Rosenblatt, Samuel M
- Who was John Norton? A note on the historical character of some eighteenth century Virginia firms of London by Price, Jacob M
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hatley & Flowerdewe
- Flowerdewe & Norton
- Norton, John
- Norton, John Hatley
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Tobacco trading & trade
Notes:
Leading merchant house in the London / Virginia tobacco consignment trade. Traced origins to Hatley & Flowerdewe of Virginia which John Norton, d 1777, formerly of London, joined in c1740. c1742 reorganised as Flowerdewe & Norton, the former partner being based in London. Emerged as a leader in the trade with John Norton acquiring substantial wealth and prestige in North America. Subsequently returned to London when his oldest son, John Hatley Norton, d1797, took charge of the Virginia business in 1767. In 1768 known as John Norton & Son and, from 1774, as Sons. The firm's participation in the tobacco trade ended in 1775 after which it encountered severe financial difficulties with the onset of the War of American Independence.Publications:
- John Norton & Sons, Merchants of London and Virginia; being the papers from their counting house for the years 1750 to 1795 by Mason, Frances N (ed)
- Significance of credit in the tobacco consignment trade. A study of John Norton & Sons, 1768-1775 by Rosenblatt, Samuel M
- Who was John Norton? A note on the historical character of some eighteenth century Virginia firms of London by Price, Jacob M