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About James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton
James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, was a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. His family's business in Lancaster produced oilcloth and linoleum, which was exported around the world. After serving as a Member of Parliament for Lancaster, he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Ashton in 1895. Unproven accusations that he had purchased his title, however, haunted him and led to his eventual withdrawal from public life.
Everything about James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton →- Occupation
- politician, businessperson
- Position held
- member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom, High Sheriff of Lancashire
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- December 31, 1842
- Died
- May 27, 1930