The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company incorporated in 1846 with the object of building a line from London to York. It quickly saw that seizing control of territory was key to development, and it acquired, or took leases of, many local railways, whether actually built or not. In so doing, it overextended itself financially.
- Position held
- Deputy Lieutenant, High Sheriff of Antrim, High Sheriff of Down
- Born
- July 25, 1882
- Died
- November 10, 1950
