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William Wilding Galloway

1854 – 1936

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About William Wilding Galloway

Lived 1854 – 1936 (aged 82). William Wilding Galloway was a British.

William Wilding Galloway (30 March 1854 – 27 September 1936) was an English businessman who made his fortune in the cotton industry. He was President of Horrockses Crewdson and Co., a Preston, Lancashire, firm of cotton manufacturers and pattern makers. When he died he was living at Bilsborrow Hall, near Preston. His father was George Galloway, also of Preston.

In his will, Galloway left an estate of over £570,000 (£ as of ), and gave specific legacies of £10,000 to establish a "William Galloway Employees Benefits fund" for employees of Horrockses and their dependents; £10,000 to the Preston and Lancashire Queen Victoria Royal Infirmary, £10,000 for "a Galloway charity for the poor and needy of Preston", several smaller charitable donations and the residue of his estate after other legacies "for such charitable institutions within five miles of Preston as his trustees may select". Other local institutions which carry his name include the William Wilding Galloway Hall in Preston, the William Wilding Galloway Fund for the Provision of a Church Worker (a charity with the objects: "To engage and employ some suitable person or persons to minister to the needs of poor persons resident in the Borough of Preston", registered charity no. 250914) and the T.S. Galloway base of the Preston Sea Cadets.

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When was William Wilding Galloway born?

William Wilding Galloway was born on 30 March 1854.

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William Wilding Galloway died on 27 September 1936.

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William Wilding Galloway was British.

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· Wikipedia: William Wilding Galloway

· Wikidata: Q8020356

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