[1] Between 1785 and 1794 he made a number of visits to America.
[1] In 1794 he established his own textile business at Pebmarsh under the name George Courtald & Co.[1] However by 1816 the business was in financial difficulty: that year George's son Samuel took over the business and built it into the UK's largest manufacturer of mourning crape.
[1] George was born on 19 September 1761 to Samuel Courtauld and Louisa Ogier.
[2] George Courtauld married Ruth Minton[3] on 10 July 1789.
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