Sir William Crossley, 1st Baronet photograph

Sir William Crossley, 1st Baronet

Sir William Crossley, 1st Baronet Life story


Sir William John Crossley, 1st Baronet was a British engineer and Liberal politician. W J Crossley was born at Glenburn, near Lisburn, County Antrim. His ancestors had come to Ireland from Lancashire at the time of the Williamite War. He was educated at the Royal School Dungannon and in Bonn.

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