# Sir James Ramsden

> Sir James Ramsden was a British mechanical engineer, industrialist, and civic leader, who played a dominant role in the development of the new town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the historic county of Lancashire. He served five successive terms as mayor on its first achieving municipal borough status, from 1867 onwards.

*British businessman (1822-1896)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Executives
- **Born:** 1822-02-25
- **Died:** 1896-10-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir James Ramsden was a British mechanical engineer, industrialist, and civic leader, who played a dominant role in the development of the new town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the historic county of Lancashire. He served five successive terms as mayor on its first achieving municipal borough status, from 1867 onwards.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.9
- **Momentum:** 2.4

## Sources
- [James Ramsden (industrialist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ramsden_(industrialist))
- [James Ramsden](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ramsden)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7527477)

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