Hinton

merchant · industrialist

English family of industrialists settled in Madeira since 1838, founders of the Torreão sugar factory and promoters of the Camacha wickerwork industry. The family name was attached to the 'Hinton question' over the sugar monopoly, resolved by the 1911 decree.

3 · Places mentioned

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Abroad Europe 2

1. 1Funchal
2. 2Camacha
3. 3Fábrica do Torreão
4. 4Naples
5. 5Greenhill House