Sir Peter Rylands, 1st Baronet
Appearance
Sir William Peter Rylands, 1st Baronet (23 October 1868 – 22 October 1948), was a British businessman.
Rylands was head of Rylands Brothers and served as High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1935.[1] He was created a baronet, of Thelwall in the County Palatine of Chester, in 1939.[2] He died in October 1948, one day before his eightieth birthday. The title died with him.
References
- ^ "No. 34135". The London Gazette. 1266. p. 22 February 1935.
- ^ "No. 34596". The London Gazette. 7 February 1939. p. 856.