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Clifford Cory
Sir Clifford John Cory, 1st Baronet (10 April 1859 – 3 February 1941) was a Welsh colliery owner, coal exporter and Liberal Party politician. Family and education Clifford John Cory was the son of John Cory (1828–1910), a South Wales coal broker and philanthropist. He was educated privately in Wales and on the continent. On 25 January 1893 he married Jane Ann(e) Gordon Lethbridge, the daughter of an army officer from Somerset.''Who was Who'', OUP 2007 They only lived together for three months and Lady Cory later applied for a judicial separation. Career In 1886, Cory was appointed lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, (Militia) the Welsh Regiment but his principal career was the coal trade following the example of his father and his uncle Richard Cory. Frank Owen described him as one of the 'rising young coal kings of South Wales whose market was indeed the world nd whowanted to be freed of the trammels on trade'. At the time of his death in 1941, he was chairman of Cory Broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Cory, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007. The Cory Baronetcy, of Llantarnam Abbey in the Monmouthshire (historic), County of Monmouth, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 November 1907 for the businessman and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician Clifford Cory. He was head of Cory Brothers & Company Ltd, colliery proprietors and oil refiners, and represented St Ives (UK Parliament constituency), St Ives in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. The title became extinct on his death in 1941. The Cory Baronetcy, of Coryton, Cardiff, Coryton in Whitchurch in the County of Glamorgan, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 May 1919 for the businessman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician Herbert Cory. He was a director of John Cory and Sons, shipowners, and sat as member of parliament for Card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |