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Cook, Ernest Edward (1865–1955), art collector and preservationist
E. J. T. Collins
Cook, Ernest Edward (1865–1955), art collector and preservationist, was born at Camberwell, London, on 4 September 1865, the second of the three sons of John Mason Cook (1834–1899), travel agent [see under Cook, Thomas], and Emma, daughter of Thomas William Hodges...
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Cottle, Thomas John (1761–1828), plantation owner and philanthropist
Clive Mitchell
Cottle, Thomas John (1761–1828), plantation owner and philanthropist, was the eldest of the four children of Thomas Cottle (1726–1765), solicitor-general of St Kitts, Leeward Islands, West Indies, and his wife, Grace Bell (1725–1800). Cottle inherited the Round Hill plantation with about 150 enslaved people on the neighbouring island of ...
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Craven, John, Baron Craven (bap. 1610, d. 1648)
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Elmhirst, Leonard Knight (1893–1974), agricultural economist and philanthropist
Anthea Williams
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Elmhirst, Leonard Knight (1893–1974), agricultural economist and philanthropist, was born on 6 June 1893 at Laxton, Yorkshire, the second of eight sons and nine children of the Revd William Heaton Elmhirst, clergyman, of Laxton, subsequently owner of the Elmhirst estate, Worsbrough Dale, Yorkshire...
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Lombe [formerly Beevor], Edward (1798/9–1852), landowner and philanthropist
Brian Carter
Lombe [formerly Beevor], Edward (1798/9–1852), landowner and philanthropist, was the son of Edward Beevor (d. 1847), a Norwich attorney, and his wife, Sylvia. He succeeded his father in 1847 as tenant for life to the Lombe estate of Melton Hall, Wymondham, Norfolk...
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Parkinson, Frank (1887–1946)
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Parkinson, Frank (1887–1946), electrical engineer and philanthropist
J. A. Chartres
Parkinson, Frank (1887–1946), electrical engineer and philanthropist, was born at Springfield, Guiseley, Wharfedale, Yorkshire, on 7 February 1887, the eldest of three children of Joseph Parkinson (1862–1902), stone mason and quarry-owner, and his wife, Ann Elizabeth, née Yeadon (b. 1861). Educated at ...
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Percy, Algernon, fourth duke of Northumberland (1792–1865), landowner and philanthropist
F. M. L. Thompson
Percy, Algernon, fourth duke of Northumberland (1792–1865), landowner and philanthropist, was born at Syon House, Middlesex, on 15 December 1792, the second son of Hugh Percy, second duke of Northumberland (1742–1817), and his second wife, Frances Julia (1752–1820), third daughter of Peter Burrell...
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Russell, Herbrand Arthur, eleventh duke of Bedford (1858–1940), agriculturist and philanthropist
G. S. Thomson
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Russell, Herbrand Arthur, eleventh duke of Bedford (1858–1940), agriculturist and philanthropist, was born on 19 February 1858 in London, the younger son in the family of two sons and two daughters of Francis Charles Hastings Russell, ninth duke of Bedford (1819–1891) [see under...
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Russell, Herbrand Arthur, eleventh duke of Bedford (1858–1940)
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Smith, Augustus John (1804–1872), landowner and philanthropist
Peter Mandler
Smith, Augustus John (1804–1872), landowner and philanthropist, was born in London on 15 September 1804, the eldest of six children of James Smith (1768–1843), landowner and scion of a Nottingham banking family, and his second wife, Mary Isabella (1784–1823), eldest daughter of Augustus Pechell...
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Wakefield, Edward (1774–1854), philanthropist, land agent, and writer on political economy
David J. Moss
Wakefield, Edward (1774–1854), philanthropist, land agent, and writer on political economy, was born in Tottenham, Middlesex. He was the elder son of Edward Wakefield (1750–1826), merchant, and the writer Priscilla Wakefield (1750–1832), daughter of Daniel Bell. Daniel Wakefield was his younger brother. Edward...
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Wyndham, George O'Brien, third earl of Egremont (1751–1837), art patron, agriculturist, and philanthropist
Christopher Rowell
Wyndham, George O'Brien, third earl of Egremont (1751–1837), art patron, agriculturist, and philanthropist, was born on 18 December 1751 and baptized on 9 January 1752 at St Margaret's, Westminster. He was the eldest son of Charles Wyndham, second earl of Egremont (1710–1763), statesman, patron, and collector, and his wife, ...