biography
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| lived:
| (1819–80)
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| biography:
| Industrialist and philanthropist, born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, N England, UK. In 1849 with his father and brother he established there the great Norfolk steelworks. He was a munificent benefactor to Sheffield, his gifts including almshouses, a park, and the Firth College (1879), now part of the university. |
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