Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield
English businessman
Charles Cheers Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield, (12 December 1859 – 15 January 1941), was an English businessman who founded the Castrol lubricants company, was lord mayor of London and was a significant philanthropist.2
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Born Dec 12, 1859, died Jan 15, 1941.1
Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedLiverpool Institute High School for Boys3
Wakefield was born in Cheshire, the son of John Wakefield, and his wife Margaret, née Cheers, and was educated at the Liverpool Institute.
He married Sarah Frances Graham.
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Career
Occupation: politician, businessperson.6
- 1915 to 1916Lord Mayor of London5
- 1907 to 1908Sheriff of the City of London5
- Date not recordedFounded Castrol4
- Date not recordedMember of the House of Lords5
Wakefield patented the Wakefield lubricator for steam engines in the 1890s. In 1899 he founded the Wakefield Oil Company, but subsequently changed its name to Castrol. The name Castrol was chosen because of the castor oil that was added to the company's lubricating oils. This title has since become a household name in the United Kingdom. The Castrol brand lubricants produced by Wakefield's company were used in the engines of motor cars, aeroplanes, and motorcycles.
A Castrol endorsement contract and the generous patronage of Wakefield provided the funds for Jean Batten to purchase the Percival Gull Six G-ADPR monoplane in which she set two world records for solo flight.
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