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Gilbert Claughton
English businessman and politician
Sir Gilbert Henry Claughton, 1st Baronet (21 February 1856 – 27 June 1921), was an English businessman and politician.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Gilbert Claughton (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Feb 21, 1856, died Jun 27, 1921.1
About
Born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England Claughton was the son of the Right Reverend Thomas Legh Claughton, Bishop of St Albans, by the Honourable Julia Susannah Ward, daughter of William Ward, 10th Baron Ward. He was Mayor of Dudley between 1891 and 1894 and one of the original members of the Staffordshire County Council. He was an Alderman of the council between 1895 and 1921. In 1906 he stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative for Dudley. From 1911 to 1921 he served as Chairman of the London and North Western Railway. He was created a baronet, of The Priory in the Parish of Dudley in the County of Worcester, on 4 July 1912. He died in June 1921, aged 65, when the title became extinct.
From Wikipedia’s article on Gilbert Claughton, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- London and North Western RailwayChair 1911 to 19214
Career
- 1911 to 1921Chair, London and North Western Railway3
Links
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataGilbert Claughton on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGilbert Claughton on Wikipedia
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsGilbert Claughton photo by Frank Moss Bennett, Public domain