About William Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme
Lived 1888 – 1949 (aged 61). William Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme was a British businessperson and politician.
William Hulme Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme, DL (25 March 1888 – 27 May 1949), was the son of William Hesketh Lever and Elizabeth Ellen, daughter of Crompton Hulme of Bolton.
He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Cambridge University (Trinity College) in 1913 with a master's degree in the Arts.
Death
Lord Leverhulme died on 27 May 1949 and is interred with his parents at Christ Church in Port Sunlight. A valuable bust, by Sir Charles Wheeler, of William, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme, was stolen in 2009 from the plinth near his parents' tombs in Christ Church, Port Sunlight. It is feared it may have been melted down for scrap.
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British noble (1888-1949)
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William Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme was born on 25 March 1888 in Bolton.
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William Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme died on 27 May 1949.
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William Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme was a businessperson and politician.
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William Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme was British.
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