Ropner
Ropner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Sir Leonard Ropner, 1st Baronet (1895–1977), British politician *Pamela Ropner (1931–2013), British writer *Robert Ropner (1838–1924), British shipbuilder and politician * Johanna Ropner (1963–present), British lord lieutenant of North Yorkshire See also *Ropner baronets There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Ropner family, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are still extant. The Ropner family is of German descent. The Ropner Baronetcy, of Preston Hall, in the pari ...

Robert Ropner
Sir (Emil Hugo Oscar) Robert Ropner, 1st Baronet (born Röpner; 16 December 1838 – 26 February 1924) was a German-British shipbuilder, shipowner, and Conservative Member of Parliament. Career Ropner was born in 1838 in Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, the son of Johann Heinrich Röpner and Johanne Christiane Emilie Bessel. He emigrated to England and worked for a coal export concern before building up a fleet of colliers and founding the Ropner Shipping Company in Hartlepool in 1874. In 1888, Robert Ropner acquired a shipyard at Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham. Ropner established a successful shipbuilding firm, which built many trunk deck ships. No longer limited to hauling coal, Ropner also established a company to operate tramp steamers. Although the shipyard went into liquidation soon after what was then known as the Great War, the shipping company continued to operate through both World Wars, despite heavy wartime losses of vessels. Robert Ropner ser ...
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Sir Leonard Ropner, 1st Baronet
Sir Leonard Ropner, 1st Baronet, MC, DL (26 February 1895 – 12 October 1977) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Background Ropner was the son of William Ropner, third son of Sir Robert Ropner, 1st Baronet. Leonard's grandfather, Sir Robert, had come from Germany in 1857 and founded a fleet of merchant ships; as MP he represented Stockton-on-Tees. He was educated at Oatlands, Harrogate and Harrow, obtaining a scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge and took a degree in Political Economy. He was a director of the family business of Sir R. Ropner and Co., the shipping company. Career He enlisted in 1914 in the Royal Artillery and commanded a battery in France, being awarded the Military Cross in 1919. After the war he commanded the Durham Heavy Brigade of the Royal Garrison Artillery in the Territorial Army in the rank of major, and was later appointed their honorary colonel. At the 1923 general election, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) ...
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Pamela Ropner
Pamela Christine Ropner (20 April 1931 – 4 July 2013) was a British author. She was the daughter of Richard Ropner anMargaret Forbes Ronald and graduated in 1951 from the University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ..., with an M.A. She married the doctor and medical writer Tom Stuttaford in 1957, by whom she had 3 sons. She died on 4 July 2013 at the age of 82 after a long illness. Books * ''The Golden Impala'', (1957) * ''The House of the Bittern'', (1965) * ''The Guardian Angel'', (1966) * ''The Sea Friends'', (1968) * ''Helping Mr Paterson'', (1982) Awards *1959 '' Boys Club of America Junior Award'' for ''The Golden Impala'' References External links Entry, ''The Peerage''
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Johanna Ropner
Johanna Ropner (née Stroyan) is a businessperson and the lord lieutenant for North Yorkshire. Life Ropner, the second of three children, was born on 3 January 1963 to Colin Strathearn Ropner Stroyan and Caroline Jane Brownlow. She attended Newcastle University where she graduated with an honours degree in agriculture. Ropner was confirmed as the successor to Barry Dodd Barry John Dodd (2 October 1947 – 30 May 2018) was an entrepreneur who ran a graphics company, GSM Group. He was appointed as the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire in September 2014. Dodd was killed in a helicopter crash in North Yorksh ... in November 2018. The vacancy had arisen after Dodd died in a helicopter crash, and Ropner had previously been a deputy lord-lieutenant of North Yorkshire under Dodd, and his predecessor, Lord Crathorne. Personal life Ropner lives in Kirklington with her husband, Robert Ropner. The couple are third cousins. Together they have three grown-up children. Referen ...
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