W J Squires
William James Shapland Squires (1850 - 2 July 1931) was a businessman and local politician in the Woolwich area.[1]
He entered business as a bookseller and stationer, with two shops in Woolwich. He retired from business in 1917.[2] He was chairman of the Woolwich Equitable Building Society for many years.[1]
Squires served on Woolwich Local Board of Health, Board of Guardians and Metropolitan Borough Council, and served two terms as Mayor of Woolwich in 1906-1907 and 1907-1908.[1][3][4]
He was also represented Woolwich on the London County Council from 1900 to 1904 and from 1907 to 1919, and Woolwich West from 1919-22.[5] A member of the Municipal Reform Party. He was vice chairman of the council in 1916-1917.[1]
A Woolwich ferry boat, built in 1922, was named the Squires after him.[1][6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Obituary, The Times, 4 July 1931, p.14
- ↑ London Gazette, issue 30012, 10 April 1917, p.3435
- ↑ Election of Mayors, The Times, 10 November 1906, p.9
- ↑ Election of Mayors, The Times, 11 November 1907, p.12
- ↑ W Eric Jackson, Achievement. A Short History of the London County Council, Longmans, 1965, p.281
- ↑ Meet the Paddle Steamers - History of the Woolwich Ferry (Greenwich Council)