Henry Hilton Leigh
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Henry Hilton Leigh
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Henry Hilton Leigh, also known as Henry Hilton Leigh Whitney, was an Irish-Peruvian business magnate and philanthropist. Born in Old Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, Leigh emigrated to South America at the height of the Great Famine of Ireland, arriving in Chile in 1853 before settling in Paita, Peru, in 1855. His Piura-based firm, H. H. Leigh, established the region's first cotton press, and by the early 20th century was Peru's leading exporter of cotton and cattle. Leigh served as the founding p
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