Accrington Web - The first Accrington Knight

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Accrington Web (https://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/index.php)

- Accrington Hall Of Fame (https://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f120/)

- - The first Accrington Knight (https://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f120/the-first-accrington-knight-33818.html)

thindle

29-09-2007 18:15

The first Accrington Knight

Riley Lord was the 1st Accringtonian to be made a Sir in the early 1900s. He was born in 1837 to George Lord and Mary Kenyon. He was knighted by the Prince of Wales because Queen Victoria was unwell at the time.
Riley Lord went on to do many great things in his lifetime.:Banane27:

flashy

29-09-2007 18:38

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great piece of info but...... what did he do? and why was he knighted?

WillowTheWhisp

29-09-2007 18:52

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Yes I'd be interested to know what great things he did. I've never heard of him which is a shame if he is someone we ought to be proud of.

beechy

30-09-2007 10:07

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searched and googled only
thing i could find was he was big in newcastle :Banane37:
nothing about accy

Gayle

30-09-2007 10:08

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But I'm the first Accringtonweb Knight :D

Lolly

30-09-2007 10:36

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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.

beechy

30-09-2007 11:30

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Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 475701)

But I'm the first Accringtonweb Knight :D

at least your not the accringtonweb queen:Banane40:

cashman

30-09-2007 15:41

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does this guy appear on any census?:confused:

Lilly

30-09-2007 16:08

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George Lord: Marjorie and Doug Williams' Family History

I could only find this when I googled him.

thindle

13-10-2007 14:05

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Originally Posted by beechy (Post 475700)

searched and googled only
thing i could find was he was big in newcastle :Banane37:
nothing about accy

It doesn't really matter where he lived and where he did many great things He still came from Accrington and he was the 1st Knight from Accrington. People did go to live in other parts of the country ( I didn't say he did many great things just for Accrington ) I just thought it was nice to know about him being the 1st Knight.

Wynonie Harris

13-10-2007 21:55

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Originally Posted by thindle (Post 481112)

I didn't say he did many great things just for Accrington

So are you actually going to tell us about all these "great things" he did...or are you just going to keep us all in suspense? :rolleyes:

beechy

14-10-2007 10:30

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 481262)

So are you actually going to tell us about all these "great things" he did...or are you just going to keep us all in suspense? :rolleyes:

he moved out of accrington ;)

cashman

14-10-2007 12:36

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agree thindle it is nice to know about the guy, but i cannot find any info about "why" so enlighten us please.:)

thindle

15-10-2007 20:36

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No, I'll just keep you in suspense, only because I was told about him by someone else. But Who cares anyway... He was THE 1ST ACCRINGTON KNIGHT....RIGHT!:mad: And to me, that is not just important, it's a great achievement.:Banane13:

Atarah

15-10-2007 21:22

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He actually lived on Chapel Street. For those of you that dont know, it was behind where the Tesco minimarket is on Abbey Street

Atarah

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