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6 unusual facts about Henry Drummond Wolff


Charles Bradlaugh

Bradlaugh's letter was regarded as a direct provocation by his opponents, and when he came to the table, Sir Henry Drummond Wolff rose to object to the administration of the Oath to Bradlaugh.

Henry Drummond

Henry Drummond Wolff (1830–1908), English-Jewish diplomat and Conservative Party politician

Henry Drummond Wolff

Whilst MP for Christchurch he lived in Boscombe, where he developed the Boscombe Spa estate, and he played an active role in the public life of Bournemouth.

Wolff was the son of Georgiana Mary (née Walpole) and Joseph Wolff.

In 1870 presented the Bournemouth Rowing Club with a four oared racing galley.

Westover and Bournemouth Rowing Club

Sir Henry Drummond Wolff who was then the Parliamentary candidate for Christchurch and Bournemouth presented the club with a four oared racing galley called the Lothair, which was the title of a novel by the Earl of Beaconsfield.


William Knox D'Arcy

In 1900 he agreed to fund a search for oil and minerals in Persia headed by Wolff, Kitabgi and Cotte.


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