Isaac Reckitt

Isaac Reckitt (1792–1862) was the founder of Reckitt and Sons, a business that emerged to become Reckitt, one of the United Kingdom's largest consumer goods businesses.

Initially establishing a milling business in Boston with his older brother and then a corn business in Nottingham on his own, Isaac Reckitt acquired a starch-making business in Hull in 1840.

[1] Under his leadership the business diversified into black lead and washing blue manufacturing.

[1] The firm was left equally to three of his sons, George (1825–1900), Francis (1827–1917) and James (1833–1924).

[2] This United Kingdom business-related biographical article is a stub.