LATE LORD ASHTON
REPUTED RICHEST IN BRITAIN British' Official Wireless. EUGBY, 27th May. The death occurred to-day of Lord j Ashton, aged 8S years. Lord Ashton was a wealthy manufacturer, and reputed to be the richest man in Britain. He distributed largo sums to charities, mainly in his native Lancashire. ! Ho was Liberal M.P. for Lancaster from 1886 to 1895, when he was raised to the peerage. He has left a daughter, now Countess Peel, but no heir.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 125, 29 May 1930, Page 9
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78LATE LORD ASHTON Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 125, 29 May 1930, Page 9
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