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Lolly · 30-09-2007, 10:36

He was Mayor of Newcastle in 1895. And he gave a statue of the young Queen Victoria to The Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. Unveiled by Edward VII in 1906. I can't find out why he was knighted but it does seem that a hell of a lot of MP's around that time were knighted.

30-09-2007, 10:36	#6
Lolly Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ossy Posts: 1,667 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 203	Re: The first Accrington Knight He was Mayor of Newcastle in 1895. And he gave a statue of the young Queen Victoria to The Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. Unveiled by Edward VII in 1906. I can't find out why he was knighted but it does seem that a hell of a lot of MP's around that time were knighted.