William Whiteley
(1831-1907)

self-styled universal provider and founder of one of the world's first department stores

Died aged c. 76

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

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Wakefield, United Kingdom

William Whiteley 1831-1907, the self-styled universal provider and founder of one of the world's first department stores, was apprenticed hereabouts in 1848 to Harnew and Clover, drapers

Central Chambers, the Bull Ring, Wakefield, United Kingdom where they served an apprenticeship