Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness

The Lord Furness
Member of Parliament for The Hartlepools
In office
1900–1910
Preceded byThomas Richardson II
Succeeded byStephen Furness
In office
1891–1895
Preceded byThomas Richardson
Succeeded byThomas Richardson II
Personal details
Born23 April 1852
West Hartlepool, Durham
Died10 November 1912(1912-11-10) (aged 60)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Jane Annette Suggitt
(m. 1876)
ChildrenMarmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness
"The Furness Line"
Furness as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, October 1908

Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness (23 April 1852 – 10 November 1912) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.[1]