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Description: | Born in 1862 and educated at Tettenhall College, Wolverhampton, Bantock entered his father's firm of Thomas Bantock & Co after leaving school and became a partner in the business in 1886. The business passed to him on his father's death in 1895. In 1889, he married Kate Jones, the daughter of a local politician and industrialist. The couple remained childless. Bantock's father had served as mayor for Wolverhampton between 1869 and 1870. Bantock himself was the first mayor to return to office for three consecutive elections, between 1905 and 1907. He later held the office again, from 1914 until 1915. His long service as Mayor earned him the title of Alderman. He served with Wolverhampton Council for thirty-three years. In 1920, Bantock's political career reached it's peak when he was appointed High Sheriff of Staffordshire. Six years later, his various contributions to Wolverhampton's civic life were rewarded when he was given the Freedom of the Borough. He died in 1938.
Oil painting of Alderman Bantock. A man with a black gown over his blue suit holds a few white papers. His white hair and beard are caught in the light. Across his stomach, tucked into his waistcoat is a gold chain. In the left top corner is a red and gold coat of arms. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Fine arts Portrait painting Men Politics and government Oil painting Oil Paintings Aristocracy Wolverhampton Clothing Alderman Bantock Local government personnel Nobility Paintings Portraits Mayors People Art collections | Temporal: | 1910 - 1938
20th century (1900-1999) | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | EWART; David; A.R.S.A | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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