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Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet
Sir Frederick Wills | |
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| Member of Parliament for Bristol North | |
| In office 1900–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Fry |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Birrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1838 Bristol, Gloucestershire |
| Died | 18 February 1909 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Unionist |
| Spouse | Annie Hamilton |
| Children | Gilbert Wills |
| Parent |
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| Occupation | Businessman |
Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet (22 November 1838 – 18 February 1909) was a businessman, philanthropist and politician in the United Kingdom. He was a director of W. D. & H. O. Wills, a famous tobacco company headquartered in Bristol which later merged into the Imperial Tobacco Company.
Wills was educated at Amersham Hall[1] and served as the Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol North from 1900 to 1906.[2][3] He was made a Baronet in 1897, of Northmoor in the County of Somerset, & Manor Heath in the County of Hampshire. He also served as the president of the Anchor Society in Bristol in 1882, and was a governor of Guy's Hospital in London until his death in 1909. The Wills Library at the GKT School of Medical Education is named in his honour; he was its primary benefactor.[4][5]
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- ^ "Universities and Colleges". The British Medical Journal. 2 (2219): 113–115. 1903. JSTOR 20277107.
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