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Samuel Gregson (1793–1865) was a nineteenth-century British merchant, politician, philanthropist. His father, or possibly the younger Gregson himself, was a slave owner.[1]

Eldest son of Samuel Gregson (1762–1846), manager of the Lancaster Canal Company, he won a scholarship to Lancaster Royal Grammar School. In 1808 he joined the Honourable East India Company in London becoming a commodities trader.[2]

After establishing a successful trading business, Gregson bought land in Lancashire and was elected Mayor of Lancaster in 1817 and again in 1825, [3] later being returned, in 1847, to represent the Whigs (Liberal Party) as MP for the City of Lancaster.[4] He also served as a County Alderman and a portrait of him hangs in Lancaster Town Hall.[5]

Gregson was a co-founder of the Natural History Museum.[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Summary of Individual – Legacies of British Slave-ownership". Ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Lancaster City Council • Former Mayors of the City of Lancaster". Lancaster.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Mr Samuel Gregson". Theyworkforyou.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Samuel Gregson". Art UK. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Home – Natural History Museum". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lancaster
1847–1848
With: Thomas Greene 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lancaster
1852–1865
With: Robert Baynes Armstrong to 1853
Thomas Greene 1853–57
William Garnett 1857–64
Edward Fenwick from 1864 		Succeeded by


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