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unusual facts about Henry Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea



Henry Vivian

Henry Harvey Vivian, pioneer of UK co-partnership housing movement, politician & trade unionist

Henry Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea

Born at Singleton Abbey, Swansea, Henry was the eldest son of industrialist and MP John Henry Vivian and his wife Sarah, daughter of Arthur Jones, of Reigate.

He was one of the chief promoters of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, helped to further extend the harbour facilities of the town and championed the merits of Welsh coal in Parliamentary debates.

Murray Mine

They in turn sold it to Henry Hussey Vivian and Co. of Swansea, Wales, who worked it from 1889 to 1894 when the mine was closed down.

Richard Glynn Vivian

His brothers were Henry Vivian (b. 1821), William Graham Vivian (b. 1827) and Arthur Vivian (b. 1834) (who became industrialists and politicians).


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