John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey
Politician
1840 – 1929
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Who was John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey?
John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey was a British jurist and politician. After early success as a lawyer, and a less successful spell as a politician, he was appointed a judge, working in commercial law.
After his retirement, Mersey remained active in public affairs, and is probably best remembered for heading the official Board of Trade inquiries into the sinking of steamships, most notably the RMS Titanic, the RMS Lusitania, and the RMS Empress of Ireland.
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- Born
- Aug 3, 1840
Liverpool - Also known as
- John Charles Bigham
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of London
- Lived in
- Liverpool
- Died
- Sep 3, 1929
Littlehampton
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on July 23, 2013
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