Sir Charles Scotter (1835–1910)

Image credit: Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

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This image of Sir Charles Scotter, London and South Western Railway, is caricatured by Sir Leslie Ward (1851–1922), aka ‘Spy’ and published in Vanity Fair as 'Man of the Day No, 504', 4 April 1891 and published by Vincent Brooks Day & Son lithographers. Sir Charles Scotter first joined the staff of the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway as a receiving clerk in the Goods Department, where most of the traffic was handled by ferry. In 1860 he was promoted to Clerk–in–Charge of the Passenger Department at Hull. In 1866 he was promoted to be Continental Agent at the Company's Headquarters in Manchester and charged with developing traffic through Grimsby. In 1872 he became Assistant Goods Manager and within a year Goods Manager.

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Title

Sir Charles Scotter (1835–1910)

Date

1891

Medium

chromolithograph on paper

Measurements

H 32 x W 19 cm

Accession number

AE185.575

Work type

Print

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