John Boot
Chemist, Deceased Person
1815 – 1860
Who was John Boot?
John Boot, born in Radcliffe on Trent in Nottinghamshire, England, was the founder of Boots the Chemists. His son Jesse Boot transformed the company into a retailer known throughout the world.
Boot was born in Radcliffe on Trent in 1815 and was a farm worker until illness forced him to change career. Boot moved to Hockley Village.
From the herbal remedies his mother made, Boot started up a trade of making and selling herbal remedies. Boot was not trained as a chemist and learned his later profession.
He later married Mary, who gave birth to two children: Jesse and Jane.
In 1849 Boot opened his herbalist shop in Goose Gate, Nottingham, that would become the roots of the Boots UK empire.
Even as a Chemist, Boot's health did not improve and he died in 1860, leaving his wife and business behind. Mary Boot carried on with the business as M & J Boot, Herbalists.
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- Born
- 1815
Radcliffe-on-Trent - Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- 1860
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on July 23, 2013
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