Rowland Winn, 1st Baron St Oswald

Rowland Winn
1st Baron St Oswald
"The Lash", caricature by Ape in Vanity Fair (1874)
Tenure1885–1893
PredecessorTitle created
Successor2nd Baron St Oswald
Known forFounding modern Scunthorpe, ironstone development, Conservative Chief Whip
Born(1820-02-19)19 February 1820
Nostell Priory, near Wakefield, England
Died19 January 1893(1893-01-19) (aged 72)
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ResidenceNostell Priory; Appleby Hall
SpouseHarriet Dumaresque
IssueRowland Winn, Maud, Laura
OccupationIndustrialist, politician

Rowland Winn, 1st Baron St Oswald (19 February 1820 – 19 January 1893) was an English industrialist and Conservative Party politician.

He was instrumental in promoting and developing the ironstone ore fields in North Lincolnshire leading to the establishment of Scunthorpe as a national iron production center, and a key promoter of the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway.

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