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	Christopher Furness Information
		Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness (23 April, 1852-10 November, 1912), was a British businessman and Liberal politician.
		Furness was born in West Hartlepool, [Co. Durham].
		Furness was also involved in politics, and was elected Member of Parliament for Hartlepool in 1891.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Christopher_Furness (308 words)

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		Christopher, after receiving an ordinary education, was put to the family business at an early age, and by the time he was 18 had so far given proof of his rare commercial aptitudes that he was sent out to Sweden as buyer for his firm.
		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.
		Lord Furness was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for the county of Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire.
	www.freewebs.com /hartwellresidents/History.html (2355 words)

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	Durham Mining Museum - Archives
		Christopher, after receiving an ordinary education, was put to the family business at an early age, and by the time he was 18 had so far given proof of his rare commercial aptitudes that he was sent out to Sweden as buyer for his firm.
		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.
		Lord Furness was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for the county of Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire.
	www.dmm.org.uk /archives/a_obit16.htm (1543 words)

	Furness Line
		In 1878 Thomas and Christopher Furness commenced shipowning, in 1883 Christopher Furness purchased an interest in the shipyard of Edward Withy and in 1884 bought the company outright.
		In 1885 Christopher Furness collaborated with Thomas Wilson to form the Wilson-Furness Line to operate services between Newcastle and New York.
		Furness, Withy & Co was sold to C. Tung, Hong Kong in 1980 but the new owners gradually disposed of the ships and in 1990, the Tung group sold Furness, Withy (Shipping) Ltd to Rudolf A. Oetker who controlled Hamburg South America Line.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/lines/furness.html (3607 words)

	Port Cities: - Marmaduke Furness 1883-1940 biography
		When Christopher Furness died in 1912, it was his nephew, Stephen Furness who took over the firm. Unfortunately, Stephen was killed in an accident in 1914.
		Marmaduke Furness was born in West Hartlepool on 29th October 1883, the only son of Sir Christopher Furness.
		Ada died in 1921, and Marmaduke remarried in 1926, to Thelma Converse.
	portcities.hartlepool.gov.uk /server.php?show=ConNarrative.89 (191 words)

	red-duster.co.uk Homepage for the red duster merchant navy maritime information archive
		Furness, Withy and Co. had been founded in West Hartlepool in September 1891 by Christopher Furness, later Lord Furness of Grantley, and Henry Withy.
		When Christopher Furness died in 1912 he was succeeded by his nephew Sir Stephen Furness MP who sadly died two years later while on holiday.
		Under the Furness, Withy umbrella the livery of the Prince Line ships was altered to reflect the change of ownership and Sir James remained a director until the company's operations were moved to 12, Leadenhall Street, London when the Furness family sold their shipping interests in 1919.
	www.red-duster.co.uk /PRINCE2.htm (1019 words)

	Manchester Liners Old Shipmates Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The canal was opened in 1894 and it was soon realised that it was going to be necessary to prove the worth of both the canal and the newly created Port of Manchester to the ship owners of the world.
		In 1897 Sir Christopher Furness initiated trial sailings between Manchester and Montreal.
		In 1980, the Company being a part of the Furness group, whose fl Furness band it displayed on its funnels, was to lose its autonomy when the group was taken over by Orient Overseas Container (Holdings) owned by CY Tung of Hong Kong, who transferred the group’s container services to Felixstowe.
	www.manchesterliners.co.uk /history.htm (821 words)

	Parishes: Hartlepool \| British History Online
		The prisoners declared that there were 200 footmen in the town under the command of one Stafford, and that Christopher Nevill made it the headquarters of his 100 horsemen, 'and as for shipping there is none there, nor was not a great while, but 4 five-men cobles and 16 small cobles.' (fn.
		The Seamen's Pension Fund, founded by Sir Christopher Furness by deed 3 July 1895, is endowed with £13,000 5 per cent.
		Pensions of £10 a year are payable to seamen resident in Hartlepool or West Hartlepool, of the age of fifty years and upwards, who have served as seamen for twenty-five years at least, and who at some time during such period have served in vessels trading or registered as belonging to those ports.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=42631 (18004 words)

	news
		Furness Withy & Co was founded in West Hartlepool in 1891, when local entrepreneur Christopher Furness merged his shipping and trading interests with Edward Withy’s shipbuilding business.
		Coincidentally the ‘Furness Hartlepool’ berthed at this very site on her first visit to Hartlepool in April.
		To commemorate the historical relationship between Furness Withy and Hartlepool docks and to mark the first voyage of the ‘Furness Hartlepool’ to its named port, the Company hosted a welcoming reception for local guests on board the vessel on 2 April 2007.
	www.thpal.co.uk /news/news140.asp (306 words)

	RANANJAYA SINGH v. BAIJNATH SINGH AND OTHERS [1954] INSC 83; (1955) SCR 671; AIR 1954 SC 749 (29 September 1954) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Furness (6 O'Mally and Hardocastle's Report of Election Cases, p.
		Sir Christopher Furness(1), relied on by the appellant and referred to in the judgment of the tribunal are quite apposite.
		There can be no doubt that in the eye of the law these extra persons were in the employment of the father of the appellant and paid by the father and they were neither employed nor paid by the appellant.
	www.austlii.edu.au /~andrew/CommonLII/INSC/1954/83.html (1630 words)

	Local Heritage Initiative - Furness School Nature Area & Heritage Project
		Furness School was originally an orphanage known as Swanley Home for Little Boys.
		In the early 20th century, Sir Christopher Furness, a shipping magnate became involved with the school and residential boys received an education in seamanship and nautical skills, being sent to the Navy once they had completed their schooling.
		To celebrate the completion, local schools will be invited to design an interpretive flag for the school to be displayed during the final exhibition.
	www.lhi.org.uk /projects_directory/projects_by_region/south_east/kent/furness_school_nature_area_heritage_project/index.html (177 words)

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	www.blinkbits.com /wikifeeds/CH?from=32400 (145 words)

	Inventor & Engineer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		He was born at Pleasantville, New Jersey on September 4,1866.
		Son of Christopher J. Lake, whose father was the Honorable Simon Lake, one of the founders of Atlantic City and Ocean City, New Jersey.
		Simon Lake and his brothers built the first highway and bridge to Atlantic City and was instrumental in having the first railroads established to both cities.
	www.simonlake.com /html/inventor___engineer.html (2668 words)

	British shipping companies (F)
		Larousse Commercial Illustré (1930) shows Furness Withy and Co.Ld., London: blue with large white letter F (no serifs) in the centre, the height of which is about two thirds of the flag.
		In the upper hoist is a white letter 'F' and the centre of the pennant bears a fl disc with two red horizontal stripes of irregular width.
		was formed in 1891 merging the interests of Christopher Furness which included the shipbuilders Edward Withy and Co. and the flag continued in use until 1949 (Talbot-Booth) when the Tapered swallowtail with the circle and white "F" in the canton was adopted.
	www.fotw.net /Flags/gb~hff.html (1766 words)

	Viscount Furness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Viscount_Furness (120 words)

	Furness, Withy & Co / British Maritime Trust
		In 1890 Robert Stoker, one of the partners in Furness, Withy & Co. was sent to London to open an office there which he opened as Christopher Furness & Co. In 1897 the company became known as British Maritime Trust Ltd and in 1907 the fleet was amalgamated into Furness, Withy & Co.
		1909 sold to Anglo-Hellenic S.S. Co., Andros renamed Athenai, 1911 purchased by Furness, Withy & Co. reverted to Atheniana, 1913 sold to Rederi A/B Urania, Helsingborg renamed Alida.
		ex- Lord Roberts, 1900 purchased from Dixon & Sons, Belfast renamed Wyandotte, 1909 amalgamated into Furness, Withy, 1914 sold to Union S.S. Co. of New Zealand renamed Waimarino.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/lines/furnessbmt.htm (591 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Upon the boards review of the letter from Christopher Furness, President of Great Lakes Golf Landscape, Inc., he informed the board he was interested in purchasing a lot in the Industrial Park under 2 acres.
		The board had some questions/concerns about the number of full-time employees (3 to 4), and if equipment would be stored in the building.
		Furness which lots are available under 2 acres, and asked that City Manager Strahl send him a copy of the deed restrictions and an updated map of the Park.
	gov.boynecity.com /downloads/edctestminutes.htm (264 words)

	Entertainment Agent UK: Wedding and Corporate Entertainers for hire. Leicester, London Agency.
		Christopher John Entertainment has been an established entertainment agent for eight years, supplying quality entertainers all over the uk.
		Christopher John is one of the top Entertainment Agents in the Country.
		Christopher John is one of the friendliest Entertainment Agents in the country.
	www.christopherjohn.co.uk (647 words)

	Regimental History - Welsh Guards
		The 2nd Battalion was formed in 1939 and fought in Boulogne in 1940, whilst the 1st Battalion was in Belgium as part of the British Expeditionary Force.
		In May 1940, at the Battle of Arras, the Regiment’s second Victoria Cross was won by Lieutenant the Hon Christopher Furness, who was killed in action.
		In 1941, a 3rd Battalion was raised and fought throughout the Tunisian and Italian Campaigns.
	www.army.mod.uk /welsh_guards/english/regimental_history.htm (489 words)

	Pool Stats - West Hartlepool - F.A. Amateur Cup 1904-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It would be a matter of only ninety minutes, to see if the pluckiness and hard work of the minnows of West Hartlepool could overcome the sheer difference in size, and presumably, strength of their opponents.
		Amongst the spectators at the ground was the M.P. for West Hartlepool, Sir Christopher Furness, who was also club president.
		The club’s president, Sir Christopher Furness, was well received when he returned thanks on behalf of the team, to the crowd assembled in front of the grandstand, for the flattering reception that had been afforded to the winners.
	www.poolstats.co.uk /west/report.htm (2461 words)

	My Family
		Parents: Mitchell Raymond Furness and Brenda Lanell Powell.
		Children were: Jennifer Furness, Stephanie Furness, Christopher Furness.
		Shaw, Christopher Paul Shaw, Laura Jean Shaw, Kayla Marie Shaw.
	www.fortunecity.com /millennium/hindmarsh/384/d373.htm (748 words)

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		The Vanity Fair Print Company is the leading dealer of Vanity Fair Prints in the USA and the only company in the world dealing in just Vanity Fair Prints.
		Sir Christopher Furness and is dated Oct 21st 1908.
		Complete, though image was restricted in size due to limitations of the scanning surface.
	www.vanityfairprints.com /pages/0000000805.html (385 words)

	The Indiana Law Blog: January 22, 2006 Archives
		Typically, it heats water that circulates around the firebox and then goes into the home’s heating system.
		Christopher Furness, who lives in a semi-rural LaPorte County area north of LaPorte, bought an outdoor wood boiler in 2004 to heat his house.
		Roy Horn, whose house sits south of Furness’, said he doesn’t notice the smoke when he’s inside, and he believes Furness has been a good neighbor.
	indianalawblog.com /archives/2006/01/22/index.html (1168 words)

	"F" Famous People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Fry, Christopher, (1907-) Playwright, born in Bristol, SW England, UK.
		Furness, Christopher Furness, Baron (1852-1912) Shipowner, born in West Hartlepool, Co Durham, NE England, UK.
		Furness, Frank (1839-1912) Architect, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
	www.jonathanselby.com /Ffam (10345 words)

	Transport Diversions Emporium - Titles On TOPICS INFURNESS RAILWAY - LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A Driver's eye view of one of the country's truly delightful railways with great scenery and a mecca for fans of mechanical signalling.
		What a treat it is for us to be able to show you even more rare archive film of the great port of Liverpool, the Mersey and the surrounding docks.
		Between the 1930's and 1970's British ports were so full of life - of barges and tugs, trains and cranes, dockers and ships of every shape and size.
	www.transportdiversions.com /catalog.asp?likepubid=1174 (719 words)

	FURNESS family history and genealogy information .. Furness ancestry links
		OVERVIEW -- As this genealogical help and research area is a new part of our website, and is currently under development..
		genealogy software and family history research database for the Furness name will likely be included in the updates along with an automated form to submit data for Furness family history..
		posting surname and ancestry data for Furness items as well as allowing the public to search for Furness details will remain free of charge.
	www.museumstuff.com /zg.cgi?w=furness (193 words)

	MERCHANTFLEETS
		China Navigation Company (Swire) No name is better known in Far Eastern waters than this company which was set-up by the sons of John Swire in 1872 and which continues to the present day.
		Furness, Withy and Co. Ltd (Parent) was undoubtedly the greatest British shipping enterprise ever established, having been created by Christopher Furness in West Hartlepool in 1892 although he owned ships prior to this date.
		Furness, Withy and Co. Ltd (Subsidiaries) includes Houlder Brothers, Manchester Liners, Alexander Shipping Co. Ltd, Prince Line, Ore Carriers Ltd and Ocean Gas Transport Ltd and the Seabridge consortium.
	freespace.virgin.net /n.middlemiss/LinerShipping.htm (921 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A new South East heritage project, at Furness School in Kent, which was formerly an orphanage known as the Swanley Home for Little Boys, will be getting underway shortly as a result of the latest Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) awards.
		In the early 20th century Sir Christopher Furness, a shipping magnate, became involved with the school and the residential boys received an education in seamanship and nautical skills, before being sent to the Merchant Navy once they had completed their schooling.
		We provide secondary education for boys with emotional, behavioural and social needs and the LHI money will provide specialist computer equipment, ensuring that all the pupils regardless of ability can take part in the project and that data is recorded successfully.
	www.bexleychronicle.com /2005/May05/Front%20Swanley.htm (2353 words)

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