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About Thomas Ferens
Thomas Robinson Ferens was a British Liberal Party politician, a philanthropist, and an industrialist. He was the Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East for 13 years, and served the city as a Justice of the Peace and as High Steward. He helped establish Reckitt and Sons, a manufacturer of household goods, as one of Kingston upon Hull's foremost businesses. His career with the company spanned 61 years—from his initial employment as a confidential and shorthand clerk until his death, as chairman, in 1930.
Everything about Thomas Ferens →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- May 4, 1847
- Died
- May 9, 1930