Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet
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Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet (11 May 1806-10 July 1894), was a British businessman and Conservative politician.
Greenall was the sixth and youngest son of Edward Greenall of Walton Hall, Cheshire. His grandfather was Thomas Greenall, who had established a brewery in St Helen's in 1762, on which the family wealth was based. Greenall assumed control of the family brewery business and also had interests in the St Helens Canal and Railway Company and in Parr, Lyons and Greenall Bank, based in Warrington. Apart from his business career he sat as Member of Parliament for Warrington from 1847 to 1868, from 1874 to 1880 and from 1885 to 1892. In 1876 he was created a Baronet, of Walton Hall in the County of Chester.
Greenall married, firstly, Mary, daughter of David Claughton, in 1836. After her death in 1861 he married, secondly, Susannah, daughter of John Lovis Rapp. He died in July 1894, aged 88, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son from his first marriage, Gilbert, who was created Baron Daresbury in 1927. Susannah, Lady Greenall, died in 1896.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Ireland Blackburne |
Member of Parliament for Warrington 1847–1868 |
Succeeded by Peter Rylands |
| Preceded by Peter Rylands |
Member of Parliament for Warrington 1874–1880 |
Succeeded by John Gordon McMinnies |
| Preceded by John Gordon McMinnies |
Member of Parliament for Warrington 1885–1892 |
Succeeded by Robert Pierpont |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baronet (of Walton Hall) 1876–1894 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Greenall |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
