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'''Peter Jaconelli''' (25 November 1925 – 15 May 1999), was a [[business magnate]], and mayor of [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire]] from 1971–1972. He was implicated in the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]]. |
'''Peter Jaconelli''' (25 November 1925 – 15 May 1999), was a [[business magnate]], and mayor of [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire]] from 1971–1972. He was implicated in the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Jaconelli was born in [[Glasgow]]<ref name="YPJan2015">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2 January 2015 |title=Mystery as shamed Scarborough |
Jaconelli was born in [[Glasgow]]<ref name="YPJan2015">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2 January 2015 |title=Mystery as shamed Scarborough mayor's headstone disappears |work=[[Yorkshire Post]] |location= |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/mystery-as-shamed-scarborough-mayors-headstone-disappears-1827441 |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> on 25 November 1925<ref name="Guardian1999">{{cite news |last=Wainwright |first=Martin |author-link=Martin Wainwright |date=20 May 1999 |title=Obituary Peter Jaconelli, The ice cream king of Scarborough |work=[[The Guardian]] |location= |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/may/20/guardianobituaries.martinwainwright |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> His father, Richard,<ref name="Scarborough2016">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=11 February 2016 |title=End of an era for Jaconelli's |work=[[The Scarborough News]] |location= |url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/end-of-an-era-for-jaconellis-797616 |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref> was head of a company (founded in 1833 by his Italian great grandfather) manufacturing and selling [[ice cream]] which relocated with the family in 1933 to Scarborough. Here the seven-year-old Jaconelli began selling, something he continued to do even when he became chief executive and even after retiring in 1991,<ref name=Guardian1999/> being known as the King of the [[Ice cream cone|Cornets]].<ref name="YPSep2015">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=23 September 2015 |title=Ex-Scarborough mayor Jaconelli 'charged with indecent assault in 1970s' |work=[[Yorkshire Post]] |location= |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/ex-scarborough-mayor-jaconelli-charged-with-indecent-assault-in-1970s-1812302 |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> When in charge of the company he expanded it from a local company to a national catering one, supplying both ice-creams and frozen [[desserts]] to restaurants.<ref name=Guardian1999/> At its peak in the 1990s it supplied 2.5 million litres of frozen desserts per year, including exports to [[Spain]], [[Portugal]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref name=Scarborough2016/> |
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Outside business, he was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] local [[councillor]]<ref name="Proctor">{{cite book |last=Harvey Proctor |first=K. |url=https://archive.org/details/credibletruepoli0000proc |title=Credible and true: the political and personal memoir of K. Harvey Proctor |date= |publisher=Biteback |isbn=9781785900013 |location=London |page=23 |author-link=Harvey Proctor |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> becoming [[mayor]] of Scarborough for 1971–1972 and made Honorary [[Alderman]] of the Borough of Scarborough in 1996.<ref name=YPSep2015/> He was also chairman of the [[North Yorkshire County Council]] planning committee, and on a number of other local government committees.<ref name=Guardian1999/> |
Outside business, he was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] local [[councillor]]<ref name="Proctor">{{cite book |last=Harvey Proctor |first=K. |url=https://archive.org/details/credibletruepoli0000proc |title=Credible and true: the political and personal memoir of K. Harvey Proctor |date= 2016|publisher=Biteback |isbn=9781785900013 |location=London |page=23 |author-link=Harvey Proctor |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> becoming [[mayor]] of Scarborough for 1971–1972 and made Honorary [[Alderman]] of the Borough of Scarborough in 1996.<ref name=YPSep2015/> He was also chairman of the [[North Yorkshire County Council]] planning committee, and on a number of other local government committees.<ref name=Guardian1999/> |
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On 27 April 1972 he ate 500 oysters in 48.07 minutes to establish a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]].<ref name="Guinness">{{cite book |last1=McWhirter |first1=Norris |url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofwo1974mcwh |title=Guinness Book of World Records |last2=McWhirter |first2=Ross |
On 27 April 1972 he ate 500 oysters in 48.07 minutes to establish a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]].<ref name="Guinness">{{cite book |last1=McWhirter |first1=Norris |url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofwo1974mcwh |title=Guinness Book of World Records |last2=McWhirter |first2=Ross |publisher=[[Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.]] |year=1974 |isbn= |location=Enfield |page=476 |author-link=Norris McWhirter |author-link2=Ross McWhirter |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |
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He died 15 May 1999<ref name=Guardian1999/> and was buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Scarborough.<ref name=YPJan2015/> In 2012 his close friend [[Jimmy Savile]] was buried nearby.<ref name=YPJan2015/> |
He died 15 May 1999<ref name=Guardian1999/> and was buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Scarborough.<ref name=YPJan2015/> In 2012 his close friend [[Jimmy Savile]] was buried nearby.<ref name=YPJan2015/> |
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==Sexual abuse scandal== |
==Sexual abuse scandal== |
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In 2014 it was revealed that Jaconelli had been charged with [[Indecent assault]] in 1972 and with Savile was suspected of being part of a [[paedophile]] ring which had operated in Scarborough.<ref name="Scarborough2014">{{cite news |last=The Newsroom |first= |date=31 December 2014 |title= |
In 2014 it was revealed that Jaconelli had been charged with [[Indecent assault]] in 1972 and with Savile was suspected of being part of a [[paedophile]] ring which had operated in Scarborough.<ref name="Scarborough2014">{{cite news |last=The Newsroom |first= |date=31 December 2014 |title='Shocked' Jaconelli family speaks up |work=[[The Scarborough News]] |location= |url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/shocked-jaconelli-family-speaks-up-2494182 |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> Savile's headstone had already been removed, and Jaconelli's was removed shortly after.<ref name=YPJan2015/> The title of Honorary Alderman was posthumously removed in 2013.<ref name=YPJan2015/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:45, 21 October 2023
Peter Jaconelli | |
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| Born | 25 November 1925 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 15 May 1999 (aged 73) |
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| Political party | Conservative |
Peter Jaconelli (25 November 1925 – 15 May 1999), was a business magnate, and mayor of Scarborough, North Yorkshire from 1971–1972. He was implicated in the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal.
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Jaconelli was born in Glasgow[1] on 25 November 1925[2] His father, Richard,[3] was head of a company (founded in 1833 by his Italian great grandfather) manufacturing and selling ice cream which relocated with the family in 1933 to Scarborough. Here the seven-year-old Jaconelli began selling, something he continued to do even when he became chief executive and even after retiring in 1991,[2] being known as the King of the Cornets.[4] When in charge of the company he expanded it from a local company to a national catering one, supplying both ice-creams and frozen desserts to restaurants.[2] At its peak in the 1990s it supplied 2.5 million litres of frozen desserts per year, including exports to Spain, Portugal and the Middle East.[3]
Outside business, he was a Conservative local councillor[5] becoming mayor of Scarborough for 1971–1972 and made Honorary Alderman of the Borough of Scarborough in 1996.[4] He was also chairman of the North Yorkshire County Council planning committee, and on a number of other local government committees.[2]
On 27 April 1972 he ate 500 oysters in 48.07 minutes to establish a Guinness World Record.[6]
He died 15 May 1999[2] and was buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Scarborough.[1] In 2012 his close friend Jimmy Savile was buried nearby.[1]
Sexual abuse scandal
In 2014 it was revealed that Jaconelli had been charged with Indecent assault in 1972 and with Savile was suspected of being part of a paedophile ring which had operated in Scarborough.[7] Savile's headstone had already been removed, and Jaconelli's was removed shortly after.[1] The title of Honorary Alderman was posthumously removed in 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mystery as shamed Scarborough mayor's headstone disappears". Yorkshire Post. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Wainwright, Martin (20 May 1999). "Obituary Peter Jaconelli, The ice cream king of Scarborough". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b "End of an era for Jaconelli's". The Scarborough News. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Ex-Scarborough mayor Jaconelli 'charged with indecent assault in 1970s'". Yorkshire Post. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Harvey Proctor, K. (2016). Credible and true: the political and personal memoir of K. Harvey Proctor. London: Biteback. p. 23. ISBN 9781785900013 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ McWhirter, Norris; McWhirter, Ross (1974). Guinness Book of World Records. Enfield: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 476 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ The Newsroom (31 December 2014). "'Shocked' Jaconelli family speaks up". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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