Samuel Gregson

Samuel Gregson (1793–1865) was a nineteenth-century British merchant, politician, philanthropist.

Eldest son of Samuel Gregson (1762–1846), manager of the Lancaster Canal Company, he won a scholarship to Lancaster Royal Grammar School. In London he was Chairman of the East India and China Trading Association and a commodities trader.

After establishing a successful trading business, Gregson inherited land in Lancashire and also Manorial Rights and property in Cheshire through marriage. He predominantly, and his family provided the land and financial resources to construct Christ Church, Lancaster.

Gregson was a co-founder of the Natural History Museum.^[1]

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^ "Home – Natural History Museum". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

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Preceded by George Marton Thomas Greene	Member of Parliament for Lancaster 1847–1848 With: Thomas Greene	Succeeded by Thomas Greene Robert Baynes Armstrong
Preceded by Thomas Greene Robert Baynes Armstrong	Member of Parliament for Lancaster 1852–1865 With: Robert Baynes Armstrong to 1853 Thomas Greene 1853–57 William Garnett 1857–64 Edward Fenwick from 1864	Succeeded by Edward Fenwick Henry Schneider

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[1] "Home – Natural History Museum". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

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Samuel Gregson

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