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    Sir William Henry Hornby, 1st Baronet, DL (29 August 1841 – 22 October 1928), usually known as Harry Hornby, was an English industrialist and Conservative...
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    Albert Neilson Hornby, nicknamed Monkey Hornby (10 February 1847 – 17 December 1925) was one of the best-known sportsmen in England during the nineteenth...
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    Hornby Hobbies Limited is a British-owned scale model manufacturing company which has been focused on model railways. Its roots date back to 1901 in Liverpool...
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    Preceded by Sir William Coddington Sir Harry Hornby Member of Parliament for Blackburn 1906–1918 With: Sir Harry Hornby 1906–1910 Sir Thomas Barclay 1910 Sir...
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    John Hornby Conservative 1847 James Pilkington Whig 1852 William Eccles Radical 1853 by-election Montague Joseph Feilden Whig 1857 William Henry Hornby Conservative...
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  • Harry Hornby Goodall (17 January 1877 – 20 February 1961) was an English cricketer. Goodall was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire...
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    William Hornby, commonly known as Harry Hornby, who was for many years a Conservative member of parliament for Blackburn. His father, William Henry Hornby (1805–1884)...
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  • Johnny Hornby is the founder of the marketing and PR holdings company The&Partnership. Previously, Hornby was managing director at TBWA, the marketing...
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    being created. Under the instruction of Bradford Northern RFLC director Harry Hornby and local motorsport promoter Johnnie Hoskins, a sloping oval compacted...
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    Twiggy (redirect from Lesley Hornby)
    Dame Lesley Lawson DBE (née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British...
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  • following is a list of characters from the Harry Potter series. Each character appears in at least one Harry Potter-related book or story by J. K. Rowling...
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    trip). Hornby Railways produces a model of Olton Hall in OO gauge. The model is also available decorated as Hogwarts Castle, as part of their Harry Potter...
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  • Italy to write a book. On his return in 1980 he was played by Clive Hornby. Hornby remained in the role until 2008 when he was forced to take a break from...
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    William Henry Hornby (1805–1884) an English cotton spinner, industrialist and politician. He became the first Mayor of Blackburn in Lancashire and national...
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  • State for India, was born in a house on this site on Christmas Eve 1838. Harry Hornby King Street, Blackburn 53°44′50″N 2°29′05″W / 53.74734°N 2.48479°W...
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  • Whitcombe. On Saturday 30 April 1949 Bradford Northern played Whitehaven. Harry Hornby Managing Director of Bradford Northern had a bronze medal struck by Edouard...
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  • Gazelle and Dr Hamster in the children's series Peppa Pig. She adapted Nick Hornby's novel Funny Girl for Sky Max (renamed Funny Woman for TV) and is a writer...
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  • sailor named Harry punches Snyder, who draws his gun and fires. Pinkie takes the raincoat to cover her skimpy costume and escapes with Harry. Harry and Pinkie...
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    couple had first met earlier that year at Winfield House, the home of Sir Harry Hornby, M.P. for Blackburn. The wedding had been postponed for several weeks...
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  • finally Bradford Dukes. During 1939, Bradford Northern Rugby league club's Harry Hornby and the local MP H Hepworth investigated the possibility of introducing...
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    versus New Zealand on Wednesday 23 January 1952 at Stamford Bridge. Harry Hornby, the chairman, and financial power behind Bradford Northern in the 1940s...
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  • following the signing of Hagan Evans by the chairman of Bradford Northern; Harry Hornby, Mugglestone was omitted from Bradford Northern's 8–4 victory over Leeds...
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    Bishop Auckland James Mellor Paulton Liberal Blackburn (Two members) Harry Hornby Conservative William Coddington Conservative Blackpool Sir Matthew White...
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  • Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th). 22240578 Sergeant Harry Hornby, Corps of Royal Engineers (now discharged). 23924811 Sergeant Raymond...
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  • James Havard-Evans, Chairman, Agricultural Land Tribunal for Wales. Harry Hornby Fairclough. For political and public services in Lancashire. Harold Fletcher...
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    short stories edited by Nick Hornby and published to benefit the TreeHouse Trust to aid autistic children. He met Hornby during the filming of the original...
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    Paulton Liberal Blackburn (two members) William Coddington Conservative Harry Hornby Conservative Blackpool Sir Frederick Stanley Conservative Bodmin Leonard...
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    Free Trade League, along with Lord George Hamilton and Conservative MP Harry Hornby. At the time the Conservative Party was committed nationally to Tariff...
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    Eastern Railway. Hornby Dublo first produced a model of Mallard in BR loco green for their 3-rail OO gauge system in 1958. Bachmann and Hornby have subsequently...
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  • British social novel since Jonathan Coe's What a Carve Up." Author Nick Hornby also praised the book on his blog, calling it "A big, absorbing, smart,...
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