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Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton

(1837-1909), Brewer, philanthropist, art collector and politician; Liberal MP for Stafford

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Michael Arthur Bass was the elder son of Michael Thomas Bass and the great-grandson of William Bass, the founder of the brewery firm of Bass & Co in Burton upon Trent. On leaving university in 1864, he entered the family firm as a director. He served as chairman of the directors after his father's death in 1884. Bass was a Liberal MP from 1865 until 1886, when he was made a baron and moved to the House of Lords. Both Bass and his father were extremely generous to the town of Burton. They presented it with many buildings including a town hall, municipal offices, a ferry bridge and several churches.

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Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888, by Henry Jamyn Brooks - NPG 1833Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
NPG 1833
Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton ('Men of the Day. No. 1147. Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton ('Men of the Day. No. 1147. "Burton."')
by Sir Leslie Ward
NPG D45461
Key to Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888, after Henry Jamyn Brooks - NPG D42236Key to Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
after Henry Jamyn Brooks
NPG D42236

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