Born in Whitechapel, east London, and apprenticed to William Humphrey as a barrel maker, James Man went on to set up his own business as a sugar-broker.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n James Man set up his own business as a barrel maker and sugar-broker at 23 Harp Lane, London. The cooperage side of the business soon disappeared.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n James Man secured a contract to supply the Royal Navy with rum for the daily ‘rum tot’, a tradition under which all sailors were allocated a daily ration of rum. This tradition continued until 1970, with Man holding the contract for the full 186 years.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Mincing Lane was the hub of London’s commodity trading centre, a couple of streets north of the docks on the river Thames.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
James Man retired in 1819 and moved to Dartmouth in Devon on the south coast of England. He died there in 1823.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n The Chicago Board of Trade is set up as a cash market for grain. Forward or ‘to arrive’ contracts begin trading at the CBOT almost immediately.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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