sir thomas johnstone lipton

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Definition of sir thomas johnstone lipton in English English dictionary

born May 10, 1850, Glasgow, Scot. died Oct. 2, 1931, London, Eng. British merchant who built the Lipton tea empire. He opened a small grocery in Glasgow that grew into a chain of retail shops throughout Britain. To supply his shops cheaply, Lipton bought tea, coffee, and cocoa plantations in Ceylon as well as English fruit farms, jam factories, and bakeries. In 1898 his business was organized into Lipton, Ltd.; he was knighted the same year and made a baronet in 1902. A keen yachtsman, he raced his Shamrock yachts five times unsuccessfully for the America's Cup

Hyphenation

sir Thom·as johnstone Lip·ton

Turkish pronunciation

sır tämıs cänstōn lîptın

Pronunciation

/ˈsər ˈtäməs ˈʤänˌstōn ˈləptən/ /ˈsɜr ˈtɑːməs ˈʤɑːnˌstoʊn ˈlɪptən/