1. George Leeman was a lawyer, railwayman and a Liberal Member of Parliament for the City of York in the nineteenth century.
10 Facts About George Leeman
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George Leeman was Clerk of the Peace for the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1845 and a deputy lieutenant for the North Riding.
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George Leeman was deputy chairman of the successor company, the North Eastern Railway, from 1855 to 1874 and chairman from 1874 to 1880, having encouraged its formation through mergers in 1854, and he was a chairman of the Railway Association of Great Britain.
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George Leeman resigned as chairman of the NER in 1880 after the failure of his mining company reduced his wealth and harmed his health.
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George Leeman remained a member of the board until his death two years later.
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George Leeman was involved the 1860s in developing iron ore mining at Rosedale for Teesside steel works, co-owning the Rosedale and Ferryhill Iron Company from 1860 to 1877.
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George Leeman was a director of the York Herald and chairman of the Yorkshire Banking Company from 1867 to 1880.
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George Leeman became a Liberal councillor for Castlegate Ward in 1836 and for Guildhall Ward in 1839, and was an Alderman for 28 years from 1850.
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George Leeman lived at The Mount, York, and married twice, first to Jane Johnson in 1835, and second to Eliza, the widow of Rev Charles Payton, in 1863.
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George Leeman was a member of the Reform Club and the Yorkshire Philosophical Society from 1844.