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== History == <!--T:29--> | == History == <!--T:29--> | ||
==The Man Behind the Curtains== <!--T:29--> | |||
[[File:ADyoung.jpg|thumb|right| Young Alfred - © Alfred Dunhill Ltd.]] | |||
[[File:ADparents.jpg|thumb|right| Alfred's parents - © Alfred Dunhill Ltd.]] | |||
[[File:ADChildren.jpg|thumb|right| Alfred's children - © Alfred Dunhill Ltd.]] | |||
[[File:ADhouses.jpg|thumb|right| Alfred's Houses - © Alfred Dunhill Ltd.]] | |||
Alfred was born on September 30, 1872, in a neighborhood called Haringey, in the suburban district of Hornsey, north of London. The third of the five children of Henry Dunhill (1842-1901), the fruit of his marriage to his first cousin, Jane Styles (1843-1922). | |||
Unfortunately, there is a hiatus from birth to the beginning of his journey ahead of the family business. We found some sparse information, no reliable references. One, in particular, quoted a column called "Mr. A. Dunhill " In the Times, published on January 5, 1959 and mentioning: | |||
"Alfred Dunhill was educated at a private school in Hampstead and assisted by tutors until age 15. At 16, he becomes an apprentice in his father's horse-drawn business." | |||
Two years after the start of his professional career, in 1895, Alfred marries Alice Mary Stapleton (1874-1945). His first son Alfred Henry was born a year later, in 1896. Vernon was born in 1897, John in 1899 and Mary in 1906. | |||
With great energy and creativity, Alfred was also involved in building construction in the mid-1902, concurrently with the tobacco business. At the end of 1906, he was forced to leave this project aside to direct his energies to the growing demands of his basilar project, the tobacconary. Alfred was fascinated by architecture and design and submitted his houses (in the city and in the countryside) to frequent changes during his retirement. He also divaged about the possibility of investing in the segment of sweets and toys but did not have a chance to continue. | |||
''Courtesy Smokingpipes.com[http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/dunhill/history.cfm], and used by permission'' | ''Courtesy Smokingpipes.com[http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/dunhill/history.cfm], and used by permission'' | ||