Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray
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Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray,, known as Sir Weetman Pearson, Bt from 1894 to 1910 and as Lord Cowdray from 1910 to 1927, was an English industrialist, benefactor and Liberal politician. He built S.
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![Cowdray Park, West Sussex, seat of 1st Viscount Cowdray. Purchased in 1909.[2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Cowdrayparkmorris_edited.jpg/500px-Cowdrayparkmorris_edited.jpg)
Cowdray Park, West Sussex, seat of 1st Viscount Cowdray. Purchased in 1909.[2]
Dunecht House, Aberdeenshire, a residence of the 1st Viscount and place of his death. Leased in 1907; purchased 1912; extended 1912-20 by Pearson.
Map of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec showing the route of the railway
Royal College of Nursing at 20 Cavendish Square
Cowdray Hall in Aberdeen
Arms of the 1st Viscount Cowdray, facade of Dunecht House
The Dining Room at Paddockhurst (Modern Homes, 1909)Awards 1
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Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray,, known as Sir Weetman Pearson, Bt from 1894 to 1910 and as Lord Cowdray from 1910 to 1927, was an English industrialist, benefactor and Liberal politician. He built S. Pearson & Son from a Yorkshire contractor into an international builder and created the Mexican Eagle Petroleum Company, a leading early 20th century oil producer. After selling Mexican Eagle in 1919, he reorganised his interests around Whitehall Securities, purchased a stake in Lazard Brothers, and expanded into newspapers. This latter move set the course for the later Pearson group's focus on publishing.
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