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AR141
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- Jul 1886 (Creation)
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1 vol
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Sir Thomas Edridge (1814 - 1892) was a notable businessman of Croydon and was a director of the Hudson Bay Company. Edridge also performed philanthropic work within Croydon. At his own expense he built a new wing of the Croydon General Hospital and was actively involved in many institutions and legal boards. Edridge was Chairman of the County Bench, Chairman of Croydon General Hospital, Representative of the County Magistrate for the Whitgift Foundation and an official of the Croydon Board of Guardians. Edridge married Miss Martha Godbold and had four sons and two daughters. He died on 18 August 1892.
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Accession Number: A425
Illuminated testimonial to Sir Thomas Richard Edridge
Names of subscribers to a presentation of two silver epergnes by the Conservatives of Croydon. Three unidentified photographs (non-Croydon) loose inside front cover.
Item date: July 1886
Accession date: 27/11/1999
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Volume bearing the names of Conservatives subscribers as a presentation of two silver epergnes to Thomas Edridge. The volume contains three unidentifable photographs at the front of the volume with one having best wishes from the Mayor.
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24/06/2015