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Viscount Furness, of Grantley in the West Riding of the County of Yorkshire, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918 for the businessman Marmaduke Furness, 2nd Baron Furness. The title Baron Furness, of Grantley in the West Riding of the County of Yorkshire, had been bestowed on his father, Christopher Furness, a businessman and Liberal politician. The titles became extinct on the death of the second Viscount in 1995. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness (23 April 1852-10 November 1912), was a British businessman and Liberal politician. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness (1883-1943), was a British businessman. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In 1898 Sir Christopher Furness — as he now was — came forward in the Liberal interest to contest a vacancy created in the representation of York City by the death of Sir Frank Lockwood, who had at the election of 1895 come second on the poll to Mr.
His elevation to the peerage as BaronFurness of Grantley a month later had been generally anticipated, and was well received throughout the North of England.
Lord Furness was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for the county of Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire.
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