Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray — Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray GCVO (July 15, 1856 ndash; May 1, 1927) was an engineer, oil industrialist, and owner of the Pearson conglomerate. He was born 15 July 1856 at Shelley, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, the son of George… … Wikipedia
Cowdray House — Cowdray Ruins Cowdray House consists of the ruins of one of England s great Tudor houses, architecturally comparable to many of the great palaces and country houses of that time. It is situated just east of Midhurst, West Sussex standing on the… … Wikipedia
Cowdray — may refer to: Cowdray House, the ruins of one of England s great houses, outside the West Sussex town of Midhurst Cowdray Park, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa Cowdray Park, West Sussex, a country house at the centre of the 16,500 … Wikipedia
Cowdray Park, West Sussex — A picture of Cowdray Park published in 1880. Cowdray Park is a country house at the centre of the 16,500 acre (67 km2) Cowdray Estate in Midhurst, West Sussex. The park lies in the South Downs National Park. The estate belongs to Viscount… … Wikipedia
Viscount Cobham — is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Baron Cobham and 4th Baronet, of Stowe. The Viscount holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Cobham, of Cobham in the County of Kent, (1718),… … Wikipedia
Viscount Hawarden — is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1793 for Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Baronet, who had earlier represented Roscommon in the Irish House of Commons. He had succeeded his younger brother as third Baronet of Dundrum. He married Mary … Wikipedia
Viscount Bearsted — Viscount Bearsted, of Maidstone in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1925 for the businessman Marcus Samuel, 1st Baron Bearsted, the joint founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company. He … Wikipedia
Cowdray, Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount — ▪ British engineer and politician also called (1910–17) Baron Cowdray Of Midhurst born July 15, 1856, Shelley Woodhouse, Yorkshire, Eng. died May 1, 1927, Dunecht House, Aberdeen, Scot. British engineer and a developer of the Mexican… … Universalium
Viscount Hereford — Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and 2nd Viscount Hereford. Viscount Hereford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1550 for Walter Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. The Devereux family is of Norman descent and came to… … Wikipedia
Viscount Dillon — Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon. Viscount Dillon, of Costello Gallen in the County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1622 for Theobald Dillon, Lord President of Connaught. The Dillons were an Hiberno Norman… … Wikipedia
