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Alfred Felton (8 November 1831 – 8 January 1904) was an Australian entrepreneur, art collector and philanthropist. ==Biography== Alfred Felton was born at Maldon, Essex, England, the fifth child of six sons and three daughters of William Felton, a currier, and his wife Hannah.〔Poynter, John. 2003. ''Mr Felton's Bequests''. Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press.〕 Felton travelled to Victoria on the ship ''California'' in 1853 intending to search for gold. In 1857, he was in business in Collins Street, Melbourne, as a commission agent and dealer in merchandise, and in 1859 was an importer and general dealer. In 1861 he was in business in Swanston Street as a wholesale druggist. In 1867 Felton went into partnership with Frederick Sheppard Grimwade and founded ''Felton Grimwade and Company, wholesale druggists and manufacturing chemists''. As the business grew over the years, the partners acquired interests in associated industries such as ''Melbourne Glass Bottle Works'', and ''Cuming Smith and Company, makers of artificial manures''. Felton also purchased two large estates, Murray Downs and Langi Kal Kal in Partnership with merchant and pastoralist Charles Gordon Campbell, a founding partner in Cuming Smith and Company. Upon Felton's death, his share in the Estates were sold to Campbell. Felton's wants were few and he never married. He gave away considerable amounts to charity, and formed large collections of pictures and books which at times threatened to push him out of his rooms at the Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda, near Melbourne. He died there on 8 January 1904.〔() His death notice in the Melbourne ''Argus.''〕 In 2005, Melbourne Grammar Grimwade House opened "The Alfred Felton Hall" in honour of Felton. 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「Alfred Felton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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