Crawshay

Crawshay

Crawshay may refer to:

  • Crawshay Bailey (1789–1872), an English industrialist who became one of the great iron-masters of Wales
  • David Crawshay (born 1979), an Australian rower
  • Eliot Crawshay-Williams (1879–1962), a British author, officer, and Liberal Party politician
  • Geoffrey Crawshay (1892–1954), a Welsh soldier and social benefactor who is most notable for his connections to rugby union
  • Joseph Edward Crawshay Partridge (1890–1969), a Welsh born international rugby union player
  • Richard Crawshay (1739–1810), a London iron merchant and then South Wales ironmaster
  • Robert Thompson Crawshay (1817–1879), a British ironmaster
  • Rose Mary Crawshay (1828–1907), English philanthropist, wife of Robert Thompson Crawshay
  • William Crawshay I (1764–1834), a South Wales industrialist
  • William Crawshay II (1788–1867), the son of William Crawshay I

See also

  • Crawshay's Zebra (Equus quagga crawshayi), a subspecies of the Plains Zebra
  • Rose Mary Crawshay Prize, a literary prize for female scholars

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  • Robert Thompson Crawshay — (1817 – 1879) was a British ironmaster.Crawshay, youngest son of William Crawshay by his second wife, Elizabeth Thompson, was born at Cyfarthfa Ironworks 8 March 1817. He was educated at Dr. Prichard s school at Llandaff, and from a very early… …   Wikipedia

  • Eliot Crawshay-Williams — (September 4, 1879 ndash; May 11, 1962), was a British author, officer, and Liberal Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lloyd George. Crawshay Williams was the son of Arthur… …   Wikipedia

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