Sir Richard Glyn, first baronet (bap. 1711, d. 1773) by Johan Zoffany, 1769 private collection; photograph: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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Glyn, Sir Richard, first baronet (bap. 1711, d. 1773), drysalter and banker, was baptized on 13 June 1711 at the church of St Andrew, Holborn, London, the second son of Robert Glyn (1673–1746), an oilman and drysalter of Hatton Garden, London, and his wife, ...
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Hobday, Sir Gordon Ivan (1916–2015), chemist, pharmacologist, and businessman, was born at 33 Harrington Street, New Sawley, Derbyshire, on 1 February 1916, the son of Alexander Thomas Hobday (1887–1970), lace card punch operator, and his wife, Frances Cassandra, née Meads (...
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Kirit Patel (1949–2016), by Jason Alden, 2015
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Patel, Kirit Chimanbhai Tulshibhai (1949–2016), pharmacist and entrepreneur, was born on 29 December 1949 in Kisumu, Kenya, the son of Chimanbhai Patel (d. 1974), shopkeeper and entrepreneur, and his wife, Shantanben. His father ran a successful hardware shop and was able to send ...
