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   William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme FRGS FRIBA, (/ ˈ l iː v ə /, / ˈ l iː v ə h juː m /; 19 September 1851 – 7 May 1925) was an English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician.

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   William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, Baron Leverhulme of Bolton-le-Moors. ... (Show more) born: September 19, 1851, Bolton, Lancashire, England. died: May 7, 1925, Hampstead, London (aged 73) Founder: Unilever PLC.

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   Learn about the life and legacy of Lord Leverhulme, an English industrialist, philanthropist and colonialist who owned Lewis and Harris in the early 20th century. Discover his vision, challenges and controversies in his attempts to transform the Hebridean islands.

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   William Hesketh Lever, first Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925) Listen. W H Lever was a successful soap manufacturer who founded the model industrial village of Port Sunlight, one of the most significant of its kind in Europe.

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   Learn about the life and legacy of William Hesketh Lever, who founded Lever Brothers, built Port Sunlight and the Wirral Estate, and became the first Viscount Leverhulme. Discover how he influenced the local community, business, and philanthropy in Wirral and beyond.

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   Lever, William Hesketh, 1st Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles (1851–1925). Lever was born in Bolton (Lancs.). A congregationalist, he believed in self-help and free trade. He began work as a grocer. He later established a soap factory and expanded by purchasing firms in the same trade.

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   Who was Lord Leverhulme?

   • William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, lived from 19 September 1851 to 7 May 1925. More usually referred to as Lord Leverhulme, he was an English industrialist, philanthropist and colonialist who, amongst many other ventures, for a time owned the whole of Lewis and Harris and had a profound and lasting influence on the island.

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   Who was William Hulme Lever?

   • William Hulme Lever, who inherited the Leverhulme title on the death of his father in 1925, continued the traditions and progressive approach established by his father. He built various homes and facilities for the benefit of the community, including the Women’s Institute in Thornton Hough and the Village Hall in Brimstage.

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   Who was W H Lever?

   • W H Lever was a successful soap manufacturer who founded the model industrial village of Port Sunlight, one of the most significant of its kind in Europe. He grew up in Bolton and entered his father’s grocery business at the age of 16, becoming a partner in 1872.

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   • "Heritage: Soap-boiler, social reformer, MP and tribal chieftain – the life of William Lever". Ham & High, Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2 April 2017. ^ "Thornton Hough Appraisal". Wirral. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2011. ^ "St Georges URC, History". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.

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   William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, was an English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician. Educated at a small private school until the age of nine, then at church schools, he joined his father's wholesale grocery business in Bolton at the age of fifteen.