Sir William Brown
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Sir William Brown was a prominent 19th-century Liverpool merchant, banker, and philanthropist who played a key role in the city’s commercial development and endowed major public institutions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir William Brown canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banker
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baronet ⓘ merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Liverpool
NERFINISHED
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South Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1784-05-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ballymena
NERFINISHED
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County Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Necropolis Cemetery, Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1864-03-03 ⓘ |
| employer | Brown, Shipley & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
banking
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commerce ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| founded | Brown, Shipley & Co. Liverpool branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| namesake |
Brownlow Hill Library (historical association)
NERFINISHED
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William Brown Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 1st Baronet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
endowing major public institutions in Liverpool
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major role in the commercial development of Liverpool in the 19th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
endowment of the Free Public Library and Derby Museum in Liverpool
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funding of the Liverpool public library building ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 11 ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
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merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament for South Lancashire ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
England
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Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Gihon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1859 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1846 ⓘ |
| titleCreationDate | 1863 ⓘ |
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