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William Hulme Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme, DL (25 March 1888 – 27 May 1949), was the son of William Hesketh Lever and Elizabeth Ellen, daughter of Crompton Hulme of Bolton. He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Cambridge University ( Trinity College ) in 1913 with a master's degree in the Arts.
William Lever built Britain’s largest company and in so doing, made the first modern multinational. And unlike the US Robber Barons, for Lord Leverhulme his British workers' welfare was as important as his wealth. But this didn't extend to his African workers, with fatal consequences.
Viscount Leverhulme, of the Western Isles in the Counties of Inverness and Ross and Cromarty, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1922 for the industrialist and philanthropist William Lever, 1st Baron Leverhulme.
William Hulme Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme, DL (25 March 1888 – 27 May 1949), was the son of William Hesketh Lever and Elizabeth Ellen, daughter of Crompton Hulme of Bolton.
Jul 11, 2000 · William Lever became Baron Leverhulme in 1917, during Lloyd George's peerage-selling period, and Viscount Leverhulme in 1922. His son, the second viscount, showed a filial interest in the...
Learn about the life and achievements of William Hulme, Second Viscount Leverhulme, who was the founder of Lever Brothers Ltd and the first President of the Institute of Chemical Engineers. He was also a prominent public figure in Cheshire, London and the Advertising Association.
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Jun 16, 2013 · Learn about the life and achievements of William Lever, who rose from a Bolton grocer's son to become a soap magnate, a philanthropist, a politician and a peer. Discover his motto, his model village, his antiques, his tigers and his legacy.
