Titus Salt | |
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Member of Parliament for Bradford | |
In office 19 May 1859 – 1 February 1861 Serving with Henry Wickham Wickham | |
Preceded by | Thomas Perronet Thompson |
Succeeded by | William Edward Forster |
Personal details | |
Born | Morley, Yorkshire, England | 20 September 1803
Died | 29 December 1876 Lightcliffe, Yorkshire, England | (aged 73)
Resting place | Saltaire Congregational Church |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Caroline Whitlam (m. 1830) |
Children | 11 |
Education | Batley Grammar School |
Occupation | Manufacturer, politician |
Known for | Founding of Saltaire |
Sir Titus Salt, 1st Baronet (20 September 1803 – 29 December 1876) was an English manufacturer, politician and philanthropist in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, who is best known for having built Salt's Mill, a large textile mill, together with the attached village of Saltaire, West Yorkshire.