Thomas Lipton
Sign in to saveAlso known as Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, Sir Thomas Lipton, Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton
British tea merchant and yacht racer (1848-1931)
Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Johnstone Lipton , ( 1848-05-10 ) 10 May 1848, Gorbals , Glasgow , Scotland
- Died
- 2 October 1931 (1931-10-02) (aged 83), Osidge , East Barnet , England
- Occupations
- Merchant, company founder, yachtsman
- Known for
- Founder of Lipton
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- athlete
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- baronet
- Notable work
- tea
- Noble title
- baronet
- Image
- Thomas Johnstone Lipton.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Thomas Lipton
- date of birth
- 1848-05-10
- date of death
- 1931-10-02
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet (10 May 1848 – 2 October 1931) was a Scotsman of Ulster Scots parentage who was a self-made man, as company founder of Lipton Tea, merchant, philanthropist and yachtsman who lost 5 America's Cup races.
He engaged extensive advertising for his chain of tea stores and his brand of Lipton teas. He boasted that his secret for success was selling the best goods at the cheapest prices, harnessing the power of advertising, and always being optimistic. He was the most persistent challenger in the history of the America's Cup yacht race.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thomas Lipton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.