| John Mansfield | |
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| Birth: | 14 December 1907 Bradley, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| Death: | 27 November 2016 Etwall, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| Age: | 108 years, 349 days |
| Country: |  UK
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| Centenarian | |
John Charles "Jack" Mansfield (14 December 1907 – 27 November 2016) was a British centenarian who became the oldest (known) living man born in the United Kingdom from the death of Harold Bracher on 13 Apr. 2016 and the oldest (known) man alive in UK since the death of Frank Simes on 18 September 2016, and held the title until his own death on 27 November 2016.[1]
Biography[]
John Charles Mansfield was born in Bradley, on the outskirts of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. He would walk a four-mile round trip to school each day, whilst also working as a labourer on his family's farm.[2] As an agricultural worker, he was exempt from fighting during World War Two, something which he later said he regretted.
He later began working for the Co-Op as a coal delivery man, eventually progressing to a managerial role.[2] He married Beatrice (died 1990) in 1932, and the couple had six children.[3] He retired at the age of 75. After his wife's death in 1990, Mansfield lived alone in Mayfield, Staffordshire.[4]
On 14 December 2007, he turned 100.
Mansfield was a keen football fan, and supported Manchester United F.C.[3] He credited his longevity to hard work, as he would often work 20 hours at a time whilst he was employed, and was still performing manual work at the age of 98.[2] He continued to live in his own home until September 2016, when an illness forced him to move to a care home in Etwall, Derbyshire.[4]
Mansfield died on 27 November 2016, only 17 days short of his 109th birthday. He was the last surviving British man confirmed to have been born in 1907. His successors to the title of the United Kingdom's oldest living man were Bob Weighton and Alf Smith, both of whom were born on 29 March 1908.[4]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Oldest man since 1943 Oldest in Britain
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Celebrations for the oldest man in Britain - 108-year-old John Mansfield Derby Telegraph. 18 October 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Britain's oldest man dies aged 108 The Guardian. 30 November 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 UK's oldest man dies at 108: Long life down to 'hard work and vinegar' BBC News. 30 November 2016
| United Kingdom's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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George Stanforth • John Mosley Turner • John Leng • Frederick Butterfield • James Harrow • Ernest Oxley • Harry Durrant • Arthur Emanuel • James Sellers • Walter Sandford • George Simms • Henry Norman • John Orton • Alfred Grant • John Evans • Samuel Crabbe • Joseph Randle • Jesse Yewdall • William Proctor • David Davies • Vinson Gulliver • David Henderson • Harry Halford • William Lee • Frederick Moore • Harry Laverick • Jerzy Pajaczkowski-Dydynski • Henry Allingham • Harry Patch • Stanley Lucas • Edward Anderson • Reg Dean • Ralph Tarrant • Harold Bracher • Frank Simes • John Mansfield • Alf Smith • Bob Weighton • Harry Fransman • John Tinniswood |