Francis Crossley, the Glossary
Sir Francis Crossley, 1st Baronet, of Halifax (Halifax, 26 October 1817 – 5 January 1872), known to his contemporaries as Frank Crossley, was a British carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician.[1]
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34 relations: Almshouse, Baron Somerleyton, Charles Baugniet, Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax, Congregationalism, Dean Clough, Edward Milner, Halifax (UK Parliament constituency), Halifax, West Yorkshire, James Stansfeld, John Crossley, John William Ramsden, Joseph Paxton, Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Unionist Party, London Missionary Society, Loom, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Martha Crossley, Morton Peto, Northern West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency), People's Park, Halifax, Savile Crossley, 1st Baron Somerleyton, Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet, Sir Francis Powell, 1st Baronet, Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet, Somerleyton Hall, Steam engine, The Crossley Heath School, West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency), 1852 United Kingdom general election, 1859 United Kingdom general election, 1865 United Kingdom general election, 1872 Northern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election.
- British rugs and carpets
Almshouse
An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) is charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the Middle Ages.
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Baron Somerleyton
Baron Somerleyton, of Somerleyton in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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Charles Baugniet
Charles-Louis Baugniet (27 February 1814 – 5 July 1886) was a Belgian painter, lithographer and aquarellist.
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Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax
Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (20 December 1800 – 8 August 1885), known as Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet, between 1846 and 1866, was a British Whig politician and Member of the British Parliament. Francis Crossley and Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax are uK MPs 1852–1857, uK MPs 1857–1859, uK MPs 1859–1865 and uK MPs 1865–1868.
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Congregationalism
Congregationalism (also Congregationalist churches or Congregational churches) is a Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestant Christianity in which churches practice congregational government.
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Dean Clough
Dean Clough in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, is a group of large factory buildings built in the 1840s–60s for Crossley's Carpets, becoming one of the world's largest carpet factories (half a mile long with of floorspace).
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Edward Milner
Edward Milner (20 January 1819 – 26 March 1884) was an English landscape architect.
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Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)
Halifax is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Kate Dearden of the Labour Party.
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Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England.
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James Stansfeld
Sir James Stansfeld, (5 March 182017 February 1898) was a British Radical and Liberal politician and social reformer who served as Under-Secretary of State for India (1866), Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1869–71) and President of the Poor Law Board (1871) before being appointed the first President of the Local Government Board (1871–74 and 1886). Francis Crossley and James Stansfeld are uK MPs 1859–1865, uK MPs 1865–1868 and uK MPs 1868–1874.
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John Crossley
John Crossley (16 May 1812 – 16 April 1879) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
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John William Ramsden
Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet (14 September 1831 – 15 April 1914) was a British Liberal Party politician. Francis Crossley and John William Ramsden are uK MPs 1852–1857, uK MPs 1857–1859, uK MPs 1859–1865 and uK MPs 1868–1874.
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Joseph Paxton
Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect, engineer and Member of Parliament, best known for designing the Crystal Palace and for cultivating the Cavendish banana, the most consumed banana in the Western world. Francis Crossley and Joseph Paxton are uK MPs 1852–1857, uK MPs 1857–1859 and uK MPs 1859–1865.
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Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party.
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London Missionary Society
The London Missionary Society was an interdenominational evangelical missionary society formed in England in 1795 at the instigation of Welsh Congregationalist minister Edward Williams.
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Loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry.
Lord Frederick Cavendish
Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish (30 November 1836 – 6 May 1882) was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. Francis Crossley and Lord Frederick Cavendish are uK MPs 1865–1868.
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Martha Crossley
Martha Crossley, born Martha Turner (3 February 1775 – 26 May 1854), was a British carpet manufacturer in Halifax. Francis Crossley and Martha Crossley are British rugs and carpets.
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Morton Peto
Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet (4 August 1809 – 13 November 1889) was an English entrepreneur, civil engineer and railway developer, and, for more than 20 years, a Member of Parliament (MP). Francis Crossley and Morton Peto are uK MPs 1852–1857, uK MPs 1859–1865 and uK MPs 1865–1868.
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Northern West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Northern West Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency covering part of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire.
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People's Park, Halifax
The People's Park is a park in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
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Savile Crossley, 1st Baron Somerleyton
Savile Brinton Crossley, 1st Baron Somerleyton (14 June 1857 – 25 February 1935), known as Sir Savile Crossley, Bt, from 1872 to 1916, was a British Liberal Unionist politician who served as Paymaster General from 1902 to 1905.
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Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet
Sir Edmund Beckett-Denison, 4th Baronet (28 January 1787 – 24 May 1874) was a railway promoter and politician. Francis Crossley and Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet are uK MPs 1852–1857 and uK MPs 1857–1859.
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Sir Francis Powell, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Sharp Powell, 1st Baronet (29 June 1827 – 24 December 1911) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1863 and 1910. Francis Crossley and Sir Francis Powell, 1st Baronet are uK MPs 1857–1859, uK MPs 1859–1865, uK MPs 1865–1868 and uK MPs 1868–1874.
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Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet (20 July 1812 – 23 April 1886) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1847 and 1869. Francis Crossley and Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet are uK MPs 1857–1859, uK MPs 1859–1865, uK MPs 1865–1868 and uK MPs 1868–1874.
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Somerleyton Hall
Somerleyton Hall is a country house and estate near Somerleyton and Lowestoft in Suffolk, England owned and lived in by Hugh Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton, originally designed by John Thomas.
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Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
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The Crossley Heath School
The Crossley Heath School is an 11–18 co-educational, grammar school and sixth form with academy status in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
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West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England from 1832 to 1865.
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1852 United Kingdom general election
The 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain.
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1859 United Kingdom general election
The 1859 United Kingdom general election returned the Liberal Party to a majority of seats (356 out of 654) in the House of Commons.
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1865 United Kingdom general election
The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to 80.
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1872 Northern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election
The 1872 Northern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election was fought on 3 February 1872.
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See also
British rugs and carpets
- Bradford carpet
- Cormar Carpets
- Dorothy Rogers
- Francis Crossley
- Martha Crossley
- Turkeywork
- Wilton, Wiltshire
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Crossley
Also known as Francis Crossley, 1st Baronet, J. Crossley & Sons, Sir Francis Crossley, Sir Francis Crossley, 1st Baronet, Sir Francis Crossley, 1st Baronet, of Halifax.