George Holt (merchant)
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George Holt was a Victorian ship owner, merchant and art collector from Liverpool. Together with William James Lamport, he founded the Lamport and Holt shipping line in 1845.
George Holt, junior. Oil on canvas, 1892, by Robert E. Morrison
Presentation portrait on the 80th birthday of Elizabeth Holt, widow of George Holt. Oil on canvas, 1913, by George Henry
Emma Holt
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Emma Holt was a British philanthropist and supporter of women's education. She was seen as Liverpool University's "Fairy Godmother".
George Holt (merchant)
…1896. The Holts lived initially at Edge Lane, and then in West Derby before moving in 1884 to Sudley House in Aigburth, Liverpool. They had one child, Emma Holt, who was born in 1862, inherited the property and lived there until her death in 1944. Her mother, who was born in 1833, had died in 1920. Among his…
in 1889, by Percy Bigland