Thomas Sturge

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Thomas Sturge junior
Born(1787-07-13)13 July 1787
Southwark St John Horsleydown, Bermondsey, London
Died14 April 1866(1866-04-14) (aged 78)
Northfleet, Kent
OccupationsOil merchant, whaler, ship owner, cement manufacturer
Years active1800-1866
Notable workphilanthropist and social reformer

Thomas Sturge (1787–1866) was a British oil merchant, shipowner, cement manufacturer, railway company director, social reformer and philanthropist.

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