John Orrell Lever | |
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| Member of Parliament for Galway Borough | |
| In office 1859–1865 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Nicholas Redington |
| In office 1880–1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1824 |
| Died | 4 August 1897 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Dorning |
John Orrell Lever (1824 – 4 August 1897)[1] was an English shipping owner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1859 and 1885.
Lever was the eldest son of James Lever of Manchester, and the descendant of Sir Ashton Lever.[2] He was interested in railways and shipping, being a director of the South Wales Railway and the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Co. He was responsible for establishing Galway as a packet-station. He was the sole lessee of the Thames and Channel Passenger Service and wrote several works.[3]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
- ^ Walford, Edward (1869). The County Families of the United Kingdom. Spottiswood and Co. p. 597.
- ^ Mair, Robert Henry (1881). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881. London: Dean & Son. p. 141.