Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,717 pages of information and 247,131 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Marcus Samuel

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Principal actor in the foundation of the Shell Transport and Trading Co.

1853 5th November. Born in Whitechapel, London.

1898 Knighted as a reward for his services in connection with the salvage of HMS Victoria.

1903 Created Baronet when he was Lord Mayor of London.

1921 Made Baron.

1925 Became Viscount Bearsted of Maidstone.

1927 17 January. Died the day after his wife.[1][2]

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