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24 de mai. de 2024 · Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness and 2nd Baron Furness, was a prominent member of society and chairman of his father's successful iron and steel shipbuilding company, Furness Withy. By the end of World War I, Marmaduke Furness had amassed a fortune that had ranked him as one of the world's sixth richest men.
Há 3 dias · It was built c. 1905 by H. C. Allfrey and later belonged to Marmaduke, Viscount Furness (d. 1940), who used it as a hunting box. Between the world wars it became a well-known meeting place for the hunting society of Melton; in the autumn of 1930 the first meeting between Edward, Prince of Wales, and Mrs. Wallis Simpson (later Duke ...
31 de mai. de 2024 · 1915–1919 New Year Honours. The 1918 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in The London Gazette and The Times in January, February and March 1918.
31 de mai. de 2024 · She became a mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales and married James Vail Converse and Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness. Henry Hays Morgan Jr (1898–1983), who became a movie actor (stage names Harry Hayes Morgan and Harry Hays Morgan ).
26 de mai. de 2024 · Last month, as the island wound up its 350th Anniversary celebrations, Furness, Withy & Company marked its 40th year in the New York-Bermuda steamship service. It seems appropriate to look back at some of the highlights of the long “partnership” between Bermuda and Furness.
30 de mai. de 2024 · A steam locomotive is expected to make its way down the Cumbrian coastal line this weekend. On Saturday June 1, the Tangmere will barrel the tracks southwards between Carlisle and Carnforth. The...
10 de mai. de 2024 · Around 1940, she was involved in a short-lived business called Her Ladyship Gowns, formed with Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt and her sister, Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness. Chapman patented numerous designs between 1954 and 1960.
