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Category Archives: Politicians

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Colonel John Gordon

Feb 15, 2021Georgie DarcyLandowners, Politicians, SoldiersCompletely different

Daubed as “The richest commoner in Scotland”, Colonel John Gordon owned estates on mainland Scotland and purchased several Scottish islands

Caleb Wright

Nov 30, 2020Daisy GraceIndustrialists, Politicians

Caleb Wright, factory owner and Liberal Member of Parliament who was born in Tyldesley, Lancashire

Sir John Brunner, 1st Baronet

Jun 30, 2019Eric CorbettIndustrialists, Philanthropists, Politicians

A British industrialist, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician who, with Ludwig Mond, created the chemical company Brunner Mond.

Sir Andrew Agnew, 9th Baronet of Lochnaw

Jan 7, 2019Georgie DarcyPoliticiansCompletely different

Sir Andrew Noel Agnew, 9th Baronet of Lochnaw (14 August 1850 – 14 July 1928) was a descendent of an old Scottish family whose main seat was Lochnaw Castle in Wigtownshire, Scotland.

Edward Akroyd

Jul 27, 2018Daisy GraceIndustrialists, Philanthropists, Politicians

Edward Akroyd (1810–1887), industrialist, politician and philanthropist, was born at Brockholes near Halifax to Jonathan Akroyd (1782–1847) and his wife, Sarah Wright.

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