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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MIGuy, post: 24486009, member: 116145&quot;]April Fools Day is often considered to be named for Sir Edward April - though that may just be historical fiction (I posted this in General Discussion already).&nbsp; Sir Edward April, was an eccentric 19th century member of the English landed gentry. He lost his large family fortune (shipping) on investments in things like substituting hardened cow manure for coal to burn and a process to make cloth from seaweed. He took a young wife from the prominent Crompton (West Riding) family who made their fortune in cotton / textile manufacturing, in 1833. Cotton textile manufacturing was among the first industries to use steam power, and by 1841 had half a million workers. After only a year she divorced him citing the novel theory of &quot;foolishness&quot; as the basis for divorce (and desertion). She was successfully granted divorce and remarried. He became known as “Father of Fools” for his gullibility and was frequently taken in by fake stories. Like this one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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