Samuel Fox. Born 17th June 1815 in Bradwell, Derbyshire, England one of nine children of William Fox, a manufacturer of weavers' shuttles, and Mary Palfreyman. Started work as an apprentice wire drawer in Hathersage, then became a partner in a wire drawing business in the Rivelin Valley near Sheffield. Moved to Stocksbridge in 1842 to establish his own wire drawing business. This business developed into the Stocksbridge Steelworks. Wikipedia
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