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| Keywords: samuel william copley (1859-1937) samuelwilliamcopley18591937 newspapers Photograph of Samuel William Copley (1859-1937) from the Perth Daily News obituary article dated 6 November 1937. Copley was born in Berry Brow, Huddersfield, but made his fortune in Australia, reportedly amassing around £6m from land speculation around Perth (including an estate he named "Berry Brow"). He returned to England on health grounds in 1914 and, in 1919, become involved with Huddersfield Corporation's plan to purchase the Ramsden Estate from Sir John Frecheville Ramsden. As the Corporation required an Act of Parliament to make the purchase, it needed a trusted middleman to buy the estate and then agree to sell it on to the Corporation at a later date for minimal profit. Copley was the right man in the right place with the right money. In October 1919 he handed over £1.3m and effectively became the new landlord of Huddersfield. Eleven months and an Act of Parliament later, an agreement was signed and Huddersfield Corporation became "the town that bought itself." In the end, Copley did not make any profit from the sale itself, but he did make one condition: that the Corporation would use the Western Australia Insurance Company (established by Copley) as their primary insurer for a period of 21 years. Photograph of Samuel William Copley (1859-1937) from the Perth Daily News obituary article dated 6 November 1937. Copley was born in Berry Brow, Huddersfield, but made his fortune in Australia, reportedly amassing around £6m from land speculation around Perth (including an estate he named "Berry Brow"). He returned to England on health grounds in 1914 and, in 1919, become involved with Huddersfield Corporation's plan to purchase the Ramsden Estate from Sir John Frecheville Ramsden. As the Corporation required an Act of Parliament to make the purchase, it needed a trusted middleman to buy the estate and then agree to sell it on to the Corporation at a later date for minimal profit. Copley was the right man in the right place with the right money. In October 1919 he handed over £1.3m and effectively became the new landlord of Huddersfield. Eleven months and an Act of Parliament later, an agreement was signed and Huddersfield Corporation became "the town that bought itself." In the end, Copley did not make any profit from the sale itself, but he did make one condition: that the Corporation would use the Western Australia Insurance Company (established by Copley) as their primary insurer for a period of 21 years. | ||||
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