John Hosier [SEP] place of death
John Hosier
John Hosier CBE (18 November 1928 – 28 March 2000) was an English musical educator. He was born with stunted fingers so was unable to play a musical instrument himself. Later in life, when asked about his hands by children, he said he used to bite his fingernails too much.
Early life.
John Hosier was born in the northwest London suburb of Kingsbury, Middlesex. His father, Harry Hosier, was the founder of the building firm Hosier and Dickinson, and his mother,
John Biggs (MP)
John Biggs (1801 – 4 June 1871) was a British hosier and Liberal and Radical politician.
Early life and business.
The first of seven children to his namesake, John Biggs and Elizabeth, née Heggs, Biggs was born in Arnesby, Leicestershire. Upon his father's death in 1827, he inherited the family hosiery firm, John Biggs & Sons, and developed the business into one of the largest in Leicester, with exports to North America and Australia. In his hands