Sir Sydney Waterlow, 1st Baronet
English philanthropist and politician
Sir Sydney Hedley Waterlow, 1st Baronet, (1 November 1822 – 3 August 1906) was a British philanthropist and Liberal Party politician, principally remembered for donating Waterlow Park to the public as "a garden for the gardenless".2
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Born Nov 1, 1822, died Aug 3, 1906.1
Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedSt Saviour's Grammar School3
Career
Occupation: politician.8
- 1880 to 1885Member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom5 7
- 1874 to 1880Member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom5
- 1872 to 1873Lord Mayor of London5
- 1868 to 1869Member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom5 6
- 1866 to 1867Sheriff of the City of London5
- Date not recordedFounded The Improved Industrial Dwellings Company4
Personal life
- BornNov 1, 1822, Finsbury9
- DiedAug 3, 1906, Wrotham10
- CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland11
- SpousesAnna Maria Hickson married 184512; Margaret Hamilton married 188212
His fourth son, David Sydney Waterlow, was Liberal MP for Islington North. The artist Ernest Albert Waterlow was his nephew. His daughter, Ruth Waterlow (later Homan), was an educationist and women's welfare campaigner.
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Awards
- Date not recordedKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order13
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