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Lieutenant-colonel Richard Dalgliesh, esquire, was a British-born industrialist, businessman and engineer, originally from Scotland.

A successful businessman[edit]

In 1874 and 1875, Dalgliesh was making soil samples on Asfordby Hill (part of Melton Mowbray) along with engineer Howard Aston Allport, son to railway magnate, James Joseph Allport. In December 1875, Dalgliesh, still a young engineer, established the Holwell Iron Works. The first furnace was set up six years later[1]. The Iron Works kept on working till the 1950s.

He became Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire[2] in 1907[3] as well as High Sheriff of Leicestershire that same year. Furthermore, he was Justice of the Peace[4].

He was a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).

In 1920, he bought Wyndham Lodge in order to establish a hospital for men wounded during World War I[5]. The hospital unveiled on 19th January 1922 in presence of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester[6].

Family life[edit]

Son of David Dalgliesh, esquire, from Carsethorne (Dumfriesshire)[4], he married on 12 March 1867 Mary Pearson, daughter of John Pearson, esquire, of Nottingham[4], of whom two sons, Reginald Hugh (1868-1913)[4] and Arthur Oswald (1872-1930)[7].

He settled in Asfordby with his family and lived there until his death in 1922.

References[edit]

  1. ^ says, Danny Allton-Reynolds. "Asfordby Hill – Travel in Time". Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ "Leicestershire War Memorials". www.leicestershirewarmemorials.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  3. ^ The London Gazette (5 février 1907). "The London Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 17 octobre 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Edward Walford (1911). "The County Families of the United Kingdom". Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  5. ^ "Wyndham Grange Melton Mowbray". Sowden Homes. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  6. ^ "Melton And District War Memorial Hospital". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  7. ^ Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Edward (1919). The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . London : R. Hardwicke. Retrieved 2022-10-17.

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