Arthur Brooke (entrepreneur), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Brooke (entrepreneur)

British businessman

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1845

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1918

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Arthur Brooke (30 October 1845 – 13 April 1918) was the founder of the Brooke Bond Tea Company.
Brooke was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire and opened his first tea shop at 29 Market Street, Manchester in 1869.
By the age of 30 he was making over £5,000 per year, with shops in the large cities and a warehouse in London from where he supplied other tea dealers.
The business grew and in 1892 it became a limited company.