Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet
Aristocrat, businessman
About Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet
Lived 1872 – 1948 (aged 75). Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet was a British ship-owner and shipowner.
Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet (17 September 1872 – 13 March 1948) was a British businessman and shipowner. A scion of the Booths of Dunham Massey, Cheshire, his great-grandfather moved to Liverpool in the mid-18th century.
Booth was created a baronet in 1916 by Prime Minister H. H. Asquith for supporting Britain's war effort and services to industry.
Biography Early life Born on 17 September 1872, the son of Alfred Booth and Lydia Allen Butler. His maternal grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795 – 8 November 1858), who served as the 12th Attorney General of the United States from 1833 to 1838.
Booth was educated at Harrow School, before going up to King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated as Master of Arts.
Sir Alfred received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) from Liverpool University.
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aristocrat, businessman (1872-1948)
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Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet was born on 17 September 1872.
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Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet died on 13 March 1948.
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Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet was a ship-owner and shipowner.
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