Businessman. Founder of the John Jaques and Son Toy Company, which produced and patented ping pong equipment. See also Jaques of London.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Ritz Hotel
Opened by Swiss hotelier Cesar Ritz. The first hotel in the country where every room had an ensuite bathroom.
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