Lew Moxon

Lew Moxon is a fictional character in the DC Comics Batman series. He is most famous for hiring Joe Chill to murder young Bruce Wayne's parents in early versions of Batman's origin story, thus making him indirectly responsible for Batman's existence.

Fictional character biography

Golden / Silver Age version

Sometime prior to their murder, Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha attend a costume party to which Dr. Wayne wears a bat-like costume. Thomas Wayne is taken from the party at gunpoint to meet racketeer and bank robber Lew Moxon who orders Thomas Wayne to remove a bullet from his shoulder. Thomas Wayne carries out the operation before overpowering Moxon and his men.

Lew Moxon is arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for armed robbery. As he is taken away, he swears revenge on Thomas Wayne. Ten years later, a free Lew Moxon informs Thomas Wayne that he will get someone else to exact that revenge. It is suggested that Lew Moxon ordered Joe Chill to kill the Waynes but keep young Bruce alive, thus providing a convincing alibi for Moxon.

Moxon

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Moxon Huddersfield

Coordinates: 53°33′40″N 1°48′43″W / 53.561°N 1.812°W / 53.561; -1.812

Moxon Huddersfield Ltd is a high-end British textile manufacturer of luxury worsted and woollen suiting fabrics. It is located at Yew Tree Mills, Holmbridge, near Holmfirth, Kirklees in Yorkshire.

History

The company was incorporated in 1924 but claims it can trace its ..roots to the 16th century. In the 1910s, it traded under the name of "B. H. Moxon & Sons" and was located at Springfield Mills, Kirkburton, near Huddersfield. At that time it patented an improvement to the dobby loom. It was incorporated in 1924 In the 1930s, it was exporting to Japan and the United States. In 1950, it moved to a new 60,000 sq ft (5,574 m²) site in Kirkburton. In the 1950s, it was noted for its fancy worsted fabrics, In the 1980s, it was specialized in worsted mohair and silk blends aimed primarily at the Japanese market.

Moxon was one of the first British weavers to replace British Dobcross looms with wider Swiss Sulzer looms. In the early 1960s, after the retirement of Matthew Moxon, it was part of the Tulketh Group, which went into receivership in the early 1970s. It was acquired in 1971 by the Allied Textiles group.

Lew

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Lew (locomotive)

Lew was a Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built in 1925 for the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.

History

Lew, following L&B tradition, was named after one of the local rivers with a three-letter name, the River Lew.

Lew was similar in design to the previous Manning Wardle locomotives built for the L&B, the main difference being a redesigned cab to eliminate a smoke trap, and give more room to the crew. She was sold at auction along with other L&B equipment in November 1935, two months after the railway closed. However, she was purchased in December by a dismantler and was used to remove the line until July 1936.

In September 1936, Lew sailed from Swansea, on the SS Sabor - believed to have been destined for a plantation in Brazil. Despite the efforts of many enthusiasts, no proof of the locomotive's current whereabouts, or eventual fate has been published.

Lyd

A replica of Lew, named Lyd in accordance with the L&B tradition of naming its locos after local three-letter rivers, was completed at Boston Lodge on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway in August 2010.

Lew (given name)

Lew is the usual shortened form of Lewis or Louis when they are used as first names in English. In Polish language it is a translation of Latin name Leon. Its literal meaning is lion.

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