Furness Baronets
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The Furness Baronetcy, of Tunstall Grange in West Hartlepool, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 June 1913 for Stephen Furness
. He was Chairman of Furness, Withy and Co, and also represented Hartlepool
in the House of Commons
as a Liberal
. The third Baronet is an artist (as Robin Furness).
Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness, was the uncle of the first Baronet.
Sir Stephen Furness, 1st Baronet
Sir Stephen Wilson Furness, 1st Baronet was a British shipping magnate and a Liberal Party politician.A member of a prominent ship-owning family from West Hartlepool, Furness was educated at Ashville College, Harrogate. He was a member of West Hartlepool Town Council in 1897 and of Durham County...
. He was Chairman of Furness, Withy and Co, and also represented Hartlepool
Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency)
Hartlepool is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
. The third Baronet is an artist (as Robin Furness).
Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness, was the uncle of the first Baronet.
Furness Baronets, of Tunstall Grange (1913)
- Sir Stephen Wilson Furness, 1st BaronetSir Stephen Furness, 1st BaronetSir Stephen Wilson Furness, 1st Baronet was a British shipping magnate and a Liberal Party politician.A member of a prominent ship-owning family from West Hartlepool, Furness was educated at Ashville College, Harrogate. He was a member of West Hartlepool Town Council in 1897 and of Durham County...
(1872-1914) - Sir Christopher Furness, 2nd Baronet (1900-1974)
- Sir Stephen Robert Furness, 3rd Baronet (b. 1933)