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Eleazer Pickwick (1748 or 1749 – 8 December, 1837) was a British businessman. He became very rich and funded the local canal. ==Life== Pickwick's grandfather, Moses, was a foundling who was discovered in an area of Corsham known as Pickwick. This Pickwick was baptised in February 1748 or 1749. He started a coaching business that came to be based at ''The White Hart'' inn opposite the iconic Pump Room. Pickwick's nephew, Moses Pickwick, managed the inn. In 1794 Pickwick was on the board of the company that was created by the Somerset Coal Canal. Pickwick invested tens of thousands of pounds in the canal business after its bankers refused to lend any more capital. Pickwick bought Bathford Manor House in 1798. Pickwick died in Bath in 1837 and was buried in Bathford.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eleazer Pickwick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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