Samuel Marling
Sir Samuel Stephens Marling, 1st Baronet (10 April 1810 – 22 October 1883) was a British cloth manufacturer and Liberal Party politician. He was particularly associated with the village of Selsley, Gloucestershire.
Biography
Marling in 1850 purchased what became for a century the Marling family estate at Stanley Park, Selsley.[1] His descendants lived there until the estate was broken up in the early 1950s. The house is now converted into flats. As well as a being a successful businessman Marling was a noted philanthropist. In 1865 he established Selsley Church of England School,[2] in 1862 he commissioned All Saints, the village church for Selsley[3] which is located adjacent to Stanley Park, and later he was one of those responsible for the founding of Marling School, Stroud, in 1887, contributing £10,000 to the cause.,[4] He was also involved in politics and sat as Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire West from 1868 to 1874 and for Stroud from 1875 to 1880. In 1882 he was created a Baronet, of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park in the County of Gloucester. He died in the next year, aged 73, and was succeeded by his son Sir William Henry Marling.
References
^ Tidenham including Lancaut - Manors and other estates | British History Online
^ Cotswolds: Woodchester and Selsley History, two of the most beautiful and interesting villages in the Cotswolds Archived 11 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
^ King Archived 10 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
^ The History of Marling School Archived 6 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Samuel Marling
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| Preceded by Edward Arthur Somerset Robert Kingscote | Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire West 1868–1874 With: Robert Kingscote | Succeeded by Hon. Randal Plunkett Robert Kingscote |
| Preceded by Henry Brand Alfred John Stanton | Member of Parliament for Stroud 1875–1880 With: Alfred John Stanton | Succeeded by Walter John Stanton Henry Brand |
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New creation | Baronet (of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park) 1882–1883 | Succeeded by William Henry Marling |
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