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Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet, of Richmond Hill
British politician (1784–1864) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet DL (30 May 1784 – 3 March 1864) was a British merchant and banker, founder of the banking-house of Brown, Shipley & Co. and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1846 to 1859.
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Sir William Brown | |
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![]() Sir William Brown, 1846[1] | |
Member of Parliament for South Lancashire | |
In office 1846 – 23 April 1859 | |
Preceded by | Lord Francis Egerton William Entwisle |
Succeeded by | Algernon Fulke Egerton William John Legh |
Personal details | |
Born | (1784-05-30)30 May 1784 Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Died | 3 March 1864(1864-03-03) (aged 79) Liverpool, Lancashire |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Sarah Gihon
(m. 1810; died 1858) |
Relations | James Clifton Brown (grandson) Sir Alexander Brown, Bt (grandson) George Brown (brother) John Crosby Brown (nephew) |
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