proprietor of a firm
1sole proprietor — sole proprietors N COUNT The sole proprietor of a business is the owner of the business, when it is owned by only one person. [BUSINESS] ...a firm of solicitors of which he was the sole proprietor …
2Richard Thomas and Baldwins — Ltd (RTB) was a major United Kingdom iron, steel and tinplate producer, formed in 1948 by the merger of Richard Thomas Co Ltd with Baldwins Ltd. It was absorbed into British Steel in 1967. The business now forms part of Corus, a subsidiary of… …
3John Petrie — (January 15 1822 December 8 1892) was mayor of Brisbane, an architect and contractor in that city.He was born on January 15 1822 at Edinburgh, eldest son of Andrew Petrie and his wife Mary, née Cuthbertson. He arrived in Sydney with his family in …
4John Petrie (Australian Craftsman & Politician) — John Petrie (1822 1892), contractor and mayor, was born on January 15 1822 at Edinburgh, eldest son of Andrew Petrie and his wife Mary, née Cuthbertson. He arrived in Sydney with his family in 1831 and was educated at J. D. Lang s school. In 1837 …
5Bob Wood (Ontario provincial politician) — This article refers to a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from London, Ontario. For the Liberal federal Member of Parliament from North Bay, Ontario in the same era, see Bob Wood (Liberal). Robert Bob Wood, QC is a… …
6publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
7United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
8japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
9Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
10List of Dickensian characters — This is a list of characters in the works of Charles Dickens. Contents: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | …
