biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1725–95)
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| biography:
| Agriculturist, born in Dishley, Leicestershire, C England, UK. By selection and inbreeding he improved the standard and methods of management of sheep, cattle, and draught horses. He established the Leicester breed of sheep and Dishley breed of longhorn cattle, and aroused a wide interest in breeding methods. |
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