Person:James Williamson (58)

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James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton
b.31 Dec 1842
d.27 May 1930
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  • H.  James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton1842 - 1930
  • W.  Margaret Gatey (add)
m. 1869
  1. Hon. Eleanor Williamson
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Name James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 31 Dec 1842
Marriage 1869 to Margaret Gatey (add)
Death[1] 27 May 1930
Reference Number Q6145654 (Wikidata)


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James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, (31 December 1842 – 27 May 1930) was a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. His family's business in Lancaster produced oilcloth and linoleum, which was exported around the world. After serving as a Member of Parliament for Lancaster, he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Ashton in 1895. Unproven accusations that he had purchased his title, however, haunted him and led to his eventual withdrawal from public life.

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