Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden
Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden (16 March 1833 – 25 March 1912), was a
Baron Holden
in 1908.
Holden was the eldest son of
Paisley, Scotland. He was educated at Edinburgh and at Wesley College, Sheffield
. He was a partner in the firm of Isaac Holden & Sons, Wool Combers, of Alston
Works, Bradford.[1]
Holden was mayor of
House of Commons at the 1900 general election.[4]
On the death of his father in 1897 he succeeded to the
baronetcy, becoming Sir Angus Holden, 2nd Baronet. On 4 July 1908 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Holden, of Alston in the county of Cumberland.[5]
After his death, he was succeeded in his titles by his son the Hon Ernest Illingworth Holden (born in 1867), who became the 3rd Baronet and the 2nd Baron Holden.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
- ^ a b City of Bradford - Mayors of Bradford Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
- ^ "No. 28165". The London Gazette. 7 August 1908. p. 5809.
- Obituary in The Times, Tuesday, 26 March 1912; p. 11; Issue 39856; col B