Sir Francis Chatillon Danson (24 November 1855 – 3 July 1926) was a British average adjuster (calculating liabilities for

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). Danson was born in Barnston, Cheshire, the son of barrister and journalist John Towne Danson (1817–1898). He was educated at

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and in

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. He established his own firm of F. C. Danson & Co, with offices in

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and

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. He was a long-standing member of the

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and Liverpool Chamber of Commerce (of which he was president from 1896 to 1899), deputy treasurer of the

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(and member of the Council from 1903 to 1918), chairman of the

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from 1898 to 1904, member of the

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Transport Arbitration Board from 1914 until his death, and chairman of the

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, for which he was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours."Colonial Office List", ''

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'', 1 January 1920 He died in Oxton,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Danson, Francis 1855 births 1926 deaths People from the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral People educated at Liverpool College Businesspeople in insurance People associated with the University of Liverpool Knights Bachelor Businesspeople awarded knighthoods