Death of Sir Edward R. Sullivan (1899)
“ We regret to announce the death on Saturday morning in London, after a short illness, of Sir Edward Robert Sullivan, Bart., of 8, Palmeira-square, Brighton. Sir Edward was born in 1826, and succeeded his brother in the title in 1865. Shortly after leaving college he founded the Ravenhead Glass Works, which were afterwards taken up by the London and Manchester Plate Glass Company. He was also interested in other businesses, and was at the head of Pearce and Plenty, and the British Tea Table Company. ”
