biography
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Crossley, Sir Francis
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1817–72)
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| biography:
| Carpet manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, N England, UK. He was Liberal MP for Halifax (1852–9), then for the West Riding, and presented a public park (1857), almshouses, and an orphanage to Halifax. |
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