| 词条 | Samuel Holland (politician) |
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Samuel Holland (17 October 1803 – 27 December 1892) was a Welsh Liberal Party politician. UpbringingThe son of Samuel, a Liverpool merchant, and Katherine Holland, he was born in Duke Street, Liverpool. He was educated in England and Germany and joined his father's company as an office boy. At eighteen he was made manager of the Rhiwbryfdir quarry near Blaenau Ffestiniog and there conceived the railway from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog, then known as Port Madoc. PoliticsHe was appointed High Sheriff of Merionethshire for 1862. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Merioneth from 1870 to 1885. Other activitiesIn 1875 Holland was active in setting up the Dr Williams School in Dolgellau. He became the first Chairman of the school's Board of Gevernors.[1] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Gwynedd Archives: Meirionnydd Record Office Dr Williams School, Dolgellau, Records|url=http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?inst_id=38&coll_id=3154&expand=|website=Your gateway to History|publisher=Archives Wales|accessdate=20 September 2014}}
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| title = Member of Parliament for Merioneth | before = David Williams | years = 1870–1885 | after = Henry Robertson }}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Holland, Samuel}}{{Wales-UK-MP-stub}}{{Liberal-UK-MP-stub}} 8 : 1803 births|1892 deaths|Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies|UK MPs 1868–74|UK MPs 1874–80|UK MPs 1880–85|Politicians from Liverpool|High Sheriffs of Merionethshire |
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