John Sutton Nettlefold (23 September 1792 – 12 April 1866) was a British industrialist and entrepreneur.
Hers was a family of Birmingham manufacturers and politicians: her brother's son, Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914), was a radical Liberal and a leading imperialist.
He renamed the business Nettlefold and Sons, Ltd., and it expanded rapidly in London and Birmingham.
[1][4] In 1854, Nettlefold acquired the opportunity to purchase a licence to manufacture to a U.S. patent for a novel woodscrew.
Nettlefold sought and obtained the involvement of his brother-in-law as equal partner for an investment of £10,000 and the two established a factory in Smethwick, leaving its management to their sons, Edward John and Joseph Henry Nettlefold, and Joseph Chamberlain.