Accrington Web

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
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
great piece of info but...... what did he do? and why was he knighted?

WillowTheWhisp 29-09-2007 18:52
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
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
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
searched and googled only
thing i could find was he was big in newcastle :Banane37:
nothing about accy

Gayle 30-09-2007 10:08
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
But I'm the first Accringtonweb Knight :D

Lolly 30-09-2007 10:36
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.

beechy 30-09-2007 11:30
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
Quote:
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
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
does this guy appear on any census?:confused:

Lilly 30-09-2007 16:08
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
George Lord: Marjorie and Doug Williams' Family History

I could only find this when I googled him.

thindle 13-10-2007 14:05
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
Quote:
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
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
Quote:
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
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
Quote:
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
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
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
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
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
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
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

Wynonie Harris 21-10-2007 20:18
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thindle (Post 481951)
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:
It would've been quite interesting if you'd actually told us what he did to achieve his knighthood. However, you're obviously determined not to...or is it that you don't actually know in the first place?

thindle 27-10-2007 19:34
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 483663)
It would've been quite interesting if you'd actually told us what he did to achieve his knighthood. However, you're obviously determined not to...or is it that you don't actually know in the first place?

I was told about him being the first Man in Accrington to be knighted. I did'nt ask what he had done. Does it really matter what he did to achieve it? He got one first and that's that. There are some that get one for doing ****** all. and some who don't belong to this country I was Just interested in it being Accrington. I may have gone into it deeper had it been my home town.:mad:

Wynonie Harris 27-10-2007 20:48
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
So, what were all these great things he did?

Quote:
Originally Posted by thindle (Post 475481)
Riley Lord went on to do many great things in his lifetime.:Banane27:

beechy 29-10-2007 18:15
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
we aint never going to find out

Lolly 30-10-2007 11:43
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by beechy (Post 486238)
we aint never going to find out
It doesn't look like it. Because unless Thindle knows, i've Googled my butt off looking for why, but I can't find a reason anywhere.

lancsdave 30-10-2007 11:55
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
Apparently knighted for getting the Newcastle Infirmary built.

Atarah 07-11-2007 18:58
The first Accrington Lord
 
1 Attachment(s)
Seek and thou shalt find
If this photo doesnt work, I will try again.

SIR RILEY LORD

Riley Lord was born in Chapel Street, Accrington in 1838. His father, who was a block printer , died when Riley was only 7 years old, and he was forced to start work at Plantation Mill. (mentioned recently in a thread). Round about that time an Act of Parliament was passed that no child should work under the age of 8. So young Riley was sent home for nearly a year. When back at work, he toiled for twelve hours a day, but he had no intention of remaining a block printer. As soon as work was over for the day, he rushed to the night classes at the Mechanics Institute (now the Registrars offices). At 20 he became an insurance agent, and rose to be chief representative in the North for an important company (The Prudendial). Circa 1885 he was able to spare the time to take an active part in the local politics of Newcastle-on-Tyne. In that year he was elected a member of the Council. He was appointed Sheriff of Newcastle in 1892-3 and elected Mayor in 1895-6 and again in 1899-1900 and the year following. It was during his first mayoralty that he conceived the idea which was destined to immortalize his name in the archives and annals of the City of Newcastle. He it was who founded the Victoria Diamond Jubilee Fund which had for its object the building of a new infirmary. By his efforts a staggering £110,000 was raised ...... much more mentioned about this Accrington born lad in various articles.

Atarah

Nearly 40 yrs after he left Accrington behind, he returned to his native town to present prizes at the Technical School. He was then Sir Riley Lord, the Lord Mayor of Newcastle! So "Dick Whittington" was not a mere fairy tale after all.

firth_dawn 07-11-2007 20:56
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
that was really intresting enjoyed reading about him he had a tough life when he was young but all worked out great in the end. him being the 1st knight

lancsdave 07-11-2007 20:59
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
Well done Atarah :)

Wynonie Harris 07-11-2007 21:04
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
At last, the low-down on the mysterious Riley Lord! Thanks very much, Atarah.

beechy 10-11-2007 13:10
Re: The first Accrington Knight
 
we can all sleep soundly now
many thanx atarah

rtbarton 11-11-2007 15:31
Re: The first Accrington Lord
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Atarah (Post 490459)
Seek and thou shalt find
.......... As soon as work was over for the day, he rushed to the night classes at the Mechanics Institute (now the Registrars offices). .........
The library was in the MI last time I visited Accy a few years ago. I remember as a child my grandad (Harry Townley Barton) used to take me there when he went to play billiards. I was allowed to play at a vacant table, shooting the balls around by hand. (I could barely see over the edge!)

HTB held a position at the MI for which he received a gold watch when he retired. I think he was the treasurer.

Blagdon 21-02-2010 09:40
Re: The first Accrington Lord
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Atarah (Post 490459)
Seek and thou shalt find
If this photo doesnt work, I will try again.

SIR RILEY LORD

Riley Lord was born in Chapel Street, Accrington in 1838. His father, who was a block printer , died when Riley was only 7 years old, and he was forced to start work at Plantation Mill. (mentioned recently in a thread). Round about that time an Act of Parliament was passed that no child should work under the age of 8. So young Riley was sent home for nearly a year. When back at work, he toiled for twelve hours a day, but he had no intention of remaining a block printer. As soon as work was over for the day, he rushed to the night classes at the Mechanics Institute (now the Registrars offices). At 20 he became an insurance agent, and rose to be chief representative in the North for an important company (The Prudendial). Circa 1885 he was able to spare the time to take an active part in the local politics of Newcastle-on-Tyne. In that year he was elected a member of the Council. He was appointed Sheriff of Newcastle in 1892-3 and elected Mayor in 1895-6 and again in 1899-1900 and the year following. It was during his first mayoralty that he conceived the idea which was destined to immortalize his name in the archives and annals of the City of Newcastle. He it was who founded the Victoria Diamond Jubilee Fund which had for its object the building of a new infirmary. By his efforts a staggering £110,000 was raised ...... much more mentioned about this Accrington born lad in various articles.

Atarah

Nearly 40 yrs after he left Accrington behind, he returned to his native town to present prizes at the Technical School. He was then Sir Riley Lord, the Lord Mayor of Newcastle! So "Dick Whittington" was not a mere fairy tale after all.
I read with interest your posts on Sir Riley Lord, he was a distant relative of mine and I have been compiling further information on him and his life. Does anyone have any further information that they would be happy to share?


All times are GMT. The time now is 19:21.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.1
© 2003-2013 AccringtonWeb.com