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Baron Burton, of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1897 for the prominent brewer, philanthropist and Libera
Statue of Michael Thomas Bass
Bass caricatured by Spy for Vanity Fair, 1905
Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton,, known as Sir Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baronet, from 1882 to 1886, was a British brewer, Liberal politician and philanthropist. He sat in the House of Commons fr
Baron Burton
…of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1897 for the prominent brewer, philanthropist and Liberal politician Michael Bass, 1st Baron Burton. He had already been created a baronet in 1882 and Baron Burton in 1886. However, the three titles had different remainders. The Bass family descended…
Michael Arthur Bass 1837 1909
As depicted by "Spy" (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, November 1908
Statue of Bass outside Burton upon Trent Town Hall