William Heelis

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William Heelis was an English solicitor best known as the husband of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, with whom he shared a deep involvement in land conservation in England’s Lake District.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
human
solicitor
associatedWith National Trust
collaboratedWith Beatrix Potter
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
employer Heelis & Son
fieldOfWork land conservation
law
gender male
knownFor assisting Beatrix Potter in purchasing farmland
supporting preservation of traditional Lake District farming
languageSpoken English
notableFor marriage to Beatrix Potter
work in land conservation in the Lake District
occupation solicitor
partnerInBusinessWith Heelis & Son
placeOfResidence Hill Top Farm
surface form: Hill Top Farm vicinity
placeOfWork Hawkshead
Lake District
religion Christianity
residence Lake District
Near Sawrey
spouse Beatrix Potter
spouseName Beatrix Potter
spouseOccupation children's author
illustrator

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Beatrix Potter spouse William Heelis