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29-09-2007, 18:15
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The first Accrington Knight
Riley Lord was the 1st Accringtonian to be made a Sir in the early 1900s. He was born in 1837 to George Lord and Mary Kenyon. He was knighted by the Prince of Wales because Queen Victoria was unwell at the time.
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29-09-2007, 18:38
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Re: The first Accrington Knight
great piece of info but...... what did he do? and why was he knighted?
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29-09-2007, 18:52
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Re: The first Accrington Knight
Yes I'd be interested to know what great things he did. I've never heard of him which is a shame if he is someone we ought to be proud of.
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30-09-2007, 10:07
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Re: The first Accrington Knight
searched and googled only
thing i could find was he was big in newcastle  nothing about accy
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30-09-2007, 10:36
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Re: The first Accrington Knight
He was Mayor of Newcastle in 1895. And he gave a statue of the young Queen Victoria to The Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. Unveiled by Edward VII in 1906. I can't find out why he was knighted but it does seem that a hell of a lot of MP's around that time were knighted.
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30-09-2007, 15:41
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Re: The first Accrington Knight
does this guy appear on any census?
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30-09-2007, 16:08
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14-10-2007, 12:36
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Re: The first Accrington Knight
agree thindle it is nice to know about the guy, but i cannot find any info about "why" so enlighten us please.
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15-10-2007, 20:36
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No, I'll just keep you in suspense, only because I was told about him by someone else. But Who cares anyway... He was THE 1ST ACCRINGTON KNIGHT....RIGHT!
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15-10-2007, 21:22
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Re: The first Accrington Knight
He actually lived on Chapel Street. For those of you that dont know, it was behind where the Tesco minimarket is on Abbey Street
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