George Holcroft
Sir George Harry Holcroft, 1st Baronet (1856 – 19 April 1951) was an English coal mine owner and philanthropist.
Holcroft was chairman of . He also served as high sheriff of Staffordshire from 1913 to 1914. Like his uncle, , he was a great benefactor to the University of Birmingham, and for these services he was created a Baronet in the 1921 New Year Honours.[1][2] His home was at , near Shrewsbury.
Footnotes[]
- ^ "No. 32178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1920. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 32257". The London Gazette. 15 March 1921. p. 2092.
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