Abraham Laverton MP
(1819-1896)

philanthropist, cloth mill owner, and Member of Parliament

Died aged c. 77

Abraham Laverton (3 October 1819 – 31 October 1886), of Westbury, Wiltshire, was an English cloth mill owner, Liberal Member of Parliament for the parliamentary borough of Westbury from 1874 to 1880, and philanthropist.

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Commemorated on 3 plaques

The Laverton Institute Built 1873 by Abraham Laverton, for public use; hall, reading room and school. WJ Stent architect. Town council offices from 1974.

Bratton Road, Westbury, United Kingdom where they built (1873)

Prospect Square Built by Abraham Laverton (1869), mainly for workers evicted for voting for him in an election. The case helped the campaign for The Secret Ballot Act (1872). W. J. Stent architect.

Bratton Road, Westbury, United Kingdom where they built (1869)

Angel Mill Built in 1806 by Jn. & Wm. Laverton & Ben. Overbury. The first purpose-built steam powered factory in the area. Abraham Laverton owner from 1852. Closed in 1969.

Edward Street, Westbury, United Kingdom where they owned (1852)