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James Darcy Lever

Lever Brothers Limited was a British manufacturing company founded in 1885 by two brothers: William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), and James Darcy Lever (1854–1916).¹

Born Feb 10, 1854, died Mar 29, 1910.¹

About

Lever Brothers Limited was a British manufacturing company founded in 1885 by two brothers: William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), and James Darcy Lever (1854–1916). They invested in and successfully promoted a new soap-making process invented by chemist William Hough Watson. Lever Brothers entered the United States market in 1895 and acquired Mac Fisheries, owner of T. Wall & Sons, in 1925. Its brands included Lifebuoy, Lux and Vim. Lever Brothers merged with Margarine Unie to form Unilever in 1929.

From Wikipedia’s article on James Darcy Lever, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

UnileverFounder⁵

Career

Date not recordedFounded Unilever³

Personal life

SpouseAnne Kershaw married 1882⁴

Sources

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WikidataJames Darcy Lever on Wikidata
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WikipediaJames Darcy Lever on Wikipedia
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WikidataJames Darcy Lever: Founded Unilever, on Wikidata
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WikidataJames Darcy Lever: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataUnilever, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsJames Darcy Lever photo by Silver Novice, CC BY 2.0