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James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale
James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale (22 September 1835 16 March 1911), PC, DSc, was an industrialist, locomotive builder, Liberal Party politician and a Member of Parliament for the Holme Valley. He was known as Sir James Kitson from 1886, until he was elevated to the peerage in 1907. Lord Airedale was a prominent Unitarian in Leeds, Yorkshire. Life James Kitson's parents were James Kitson (1807–1885) a self-made locomotive manufacturer who founded Kitson and Company, and his first wife Ann. They had several children. One of them, Emily, married the royal obstetrician William Smoult Playfair in 1864, and became inadvertently involved in a court case with implications for medical ethics that resonate today. Another brother was Arthur Octavius Kitson, whose wife was the subject of the court case. Kitson attended school in Wakefield and studied chemistry and natural sciences at University College London. The loss of his first wife Emily in 1873 was devastating. His sister-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kitson
James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale (22 September 1835 16 March 1911), Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC, Doctor of Science, DSc, was an industrialist, locomotive builder, Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician and a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for the Holme Valley. He was known as Sir James Kitson from 1886, until he was British Peerage, elevated to the peerage in 1907. Lord Airedale was a prominent General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, Unitarian in Leeds, Yorkshire. Life James Kitson's parents were James Kitson (businessman), James Kitson (1807–1885) a self-made locomotive manufacturer who founded Kitson and Company, and his first wife Ann. They had several children. One of them, Emily, married the royal obstetrician William Smoult Playfair in 1864, and became inadvertently involved in a court case with implications for medical ethics that resonate today. Another brother was Arthur Octavius Kitson, whose wife wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
