OBITUARY
ME. T. FERENS,, PHILANTHROPIST
British Official Wireless. . l ! (Eecoived 12th May, 11 a.m.) BTJGBY, 11th May. Tho death occurred last night of Miv Thomas Kobinson Fcrens, aged v 83,----whoso gifts to public and charitable ob» jects are estimated to have exceeded one million pounds. His native town of Hull iv particular has .benefited from his gonerosity, and he founded the University College there with a gift of £250,000. He began life as a clerk in tho well-known firm of Eeckitt and. Son, and died chairman of the eompanjji
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 110, 12 May 1930, Page 9
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89OBITUARY Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 110, 12 May 1930, Page 9
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