Felix Booth

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Sir Felix Booth (1775 Roydon, EssexJanuary 24, 1850 Brighton, Sussex) was a wealthy UK gin distiller. His earlier family had founded Booth's Gin in London in 1740, which is still made as of March 2006.

According to Placenames of the World, he financed John Ross's expedition to find the Northwest Passage, and was honoured by having the Boothia Peninsula in Canada named after him.

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