Thomas Lipton
✓ Source-basedstableBritish tea merchant and yacht racer (1848-1931)
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Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet was a Scotsman of Ulster Scots parentage who was a self-made man, as company founder of Lipton Tea, merchant, philanthropist and yachtsman who lost 5 America's Cup races.
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Lipton's Seat in Sri Lanka
Depiction of Lipton by Spy, 1901
Time cover, 3 Nov 1924
Photo of Lipton taken shortly before his death in 1931
Thomas Lipton on his yacht Eric in 1915 while undertaking a relief mission in Serbia
Trophy Lipton awarded at the Jamestown Exposition regatta in 1907
Lipton's grave at Glasgow, Southern NecropolisAwards 2
Connected to Thomas 6
Godfrey KnellerAlso won baronet
Frank Bernard DickseeAlso won Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of ReadingAlso won Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
John Knatchbull, 7th Baron BrabourneAlso won baronet
Henry RoyceAlso won baronet
Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein of JordanAlso won Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian OrderAbout this person
Country
United KingdomCategory
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1848 to 1931 · aged 83
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