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Henry Musgrave
Henry Musgrave (1827 – 2 January 1922), DL, was a Northern Irish businessman and philanthropist. He is perhaps best remembered for Musgrave Park in Belfast, which he donated to the city. His portrait hangs in the Examination Hall of Queen's University Belfast. Family Henry Musgrave was the youngest of 12 children born to Dr Samuel Musgrave and Mary Musgrave, totalling nine sons and three daughters. Originally from Edinburgh, Dr Musgrave (1767–1834) moved to Lisburn, County Down when he was about 20 to practice as a doctor and open a dispensary. It was here that Henry was born. His mother, Mary Musgrave, néé Riddel (1785–1862), was from Co Down and her family owned land near Comber. As a young man Samuel was involved with the United Irishmen and was imprisoned in 1796 for over a year on a charge of High Treason. Mary's brother, John Riddel (also Riddle/Riddell) founded the firm Riddels, Hardware Merchants and Ironmongers, of Donegall Place, Belfast. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musgrave Park - Geograph
Musgrave may refer to: Places Australia Generally *Musgrave Block, a geological province in South Australia and Western Australia Queensland *Musgrave, Queensland, a town in Queensland **Musgrave Telegraph Station, a former telegraph station in Queensland *Port Musgrave, a bay on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland **Electoral district of Musgrave, a former electorate Northern Territory and South Australia *Musgrave Ranges, a mountain range in the Northern Territory and South Australia South Australia *County of Musgrave, a cadastral unit England * Musgrave, Cumbria, civil parish in Cumbria * Great Musgrave, village in Cumbria * Little Musgrave, village in Cumbria * Musgrave railway station, station to the west of Great Musgrave in Cumbria Canada *Musgrave Harbour, a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. New Zealand * Mount Musgrave, South Island, New Zealand Northern Ireland * Musgrave, Belfast, ward of South Belfast South Africa * Musgrave, Durban, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
