Rupert Alfred Kettle
Sir Rupert Alfred Kettle (9 January 1817 – 6 October 1894) was an English county court judge born at Birmingham.
[edit] Life
His family had for some time been connected with the glass-staining business. In 1845, he was called to the Bar, and in 1859 he was made judge of the Worcestershire county courts, becoming also a bencher of the Middle Temple (1882). [1]
He acted as arbitrator in several important strikes, and besides being the first president of the Midland iron trade wages board, he was largely responsible for the formation of similar boards in other staple trades. His name thus became identified with the organization of a system of arbitration between employers and employed, and in 1880 he was knighted for his services in this capacity.[1]
In 1851 he married; one of his sons subsequently became a London police magistrate. Kettle died at Wolverhampton.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
- Attribution
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kettle, Sir Rupert Alfred". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
[edit] External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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