Sir Francis Sharp Powell
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Excerpt from Sir Francis Sharp Powell: Baronet and Member of Parliament; A Memoir Sir Francis Powell devoted himself, heart and soul, to public life, and the greater part of this Memoir deals with his public work and achievements. The writer´s aim has been to let these speak for themselves and show what manner of man he was. Only his main interests are described here, but his love and patient mastery of detail frequently enabled him to turn aside effectively from these and to do much useful work by the way. Characteristic instances of such work are given in the reminiscences kindly contributed by Professor Hull (see Appendix I). Sir Francis was constantly giving away large sums of money for public purposes. Comparatively few of these gifts are mentioned here. His method of giving is well illustrated by an anecdote, which has the authority of Canon Leach. Soon after the consecration of All Saints´ Church, Sir Francis´ princely gift to Bradford, it was decided to proceed with another of the ten new churches required by the town, as a memorial to Mr. Charles Hardy. A question was raised in committee as to whether sittings for 500 or 600 persons should be provided. Sir Francis happened to be there and asked that the decision should be postponed. Within a few days he wrote to the Secretary: "I have been to see the ground; the sight of that population is irresistible; the Church must be for 600. This means an additional cost of £500, for which I will send you my cheque in January." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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