Francis Ley
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francis-ley-165-6076398
title:
Francis Ley
text:
Sir Francis Ley, 1st Baronet was an English industrialist. He founded Ley's Malleable Castings Vulcan Ironworks in Derby. He (re-)introduced baseball into the United Kingdom town of Derby with the Ley's Recreation Club and owned Ley's Recreation Centre from 1890 to 1924, which was home to Derby County Football Club. In 1905, Ley was created a Baronet, of Epperstone Manor and, in the same year, served as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
English industrialist
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ley
date created:
2007-01-10T03:59:08Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T08:46:47Z
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13
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