Sir James Cory, 1st Baronet
Politician
1857 – 1933
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Who was Sir James Cory, 1st Baronet?
Sir Herbert Cory, 1st Baronet was a Welsh politician and ship-owner.
He was born at Padstow, the younger son of John Cory.
He was Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1913 and served as Conservative MP for the Cardiff constituency from 1915 to 1918 and for Cardiff South from 1918 to 1923. He was created a baronet in 1919. In his time he was a director of 35 different companies, and gave much of his fortune to charity, particularly local hospitals.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1857
- Nationality
- Wales
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 2, 1933
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on July 23, 2013
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