Caleb Angas (1782 – 6 February 1860) was an agriculturist from
Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He was a brother for
George Fife Angas. Angas lived at
Brancepeth in
County Durham
County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly â€About North East E ...
until he was 32, when he moved to John Grimston's Neswick farm in the
East Riding of Yorkshire. He was considered to be the best authority on farming in the Riding, and was not only a clever writer and a good mathematician, but he possessed considerable mechanical information. His letters to the ''
Sun'' newspaper attracted much attention, and were of great service to the cause of
free trade.
Richard Cobden frequently referred to them in the course of his crusade against protection. He died at
Driffield on 6 February 1860.
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1782 births
1860 deaths
English agronomists
19th-century English farmers
English activists
People from County Durham (district)
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