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Lord Gainford
Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of this individual,
but an indication of the changes of positions and the links between companies, directors
and managers in those companies. Only collieries, pits etc. in the North of England are shown - the
individual may be involved with other companies or collieries outside this area and there may have
been other positions for which we currently do not have details.
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Biographical Notes
Gainford, Lord. Second son of Sir Joseph W. Pease, Bart. Is Chairman and Director of Pease & Partners Ltd., who control Henry Stobart & Co., North Bitchburn Coal Co., and T. & R. Bower Ltd. ; also a Director of the Broomhill Collieries Ltd. During the war served in France and Italy. Was previously Patronage Secretary, Chancelior of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister of Education; Postmaster-General, 1915-18. One of the leading members of the coal industry in the North of England, and gave important evidence on the Sankey Commission. Is also Vice-Chairman of the Durham Coal Owners' Association, and member of the National Board, and of the Mining Association of Great Britain. Chairman of the National Association of Coke & By-Products Owners; Vice-Chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation, etc. Received his peerage in 1917. Address: Headlam Hall, Gainford, Co. Durham; and 18, Mansfield Street, W.1.
Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Positions held
Positions held
| Position | Company | Correspondence Address |
| Director: | Broomhill Collieries Ltd. |
Headlam Hall, Gainford, Darlington |
| Source: 1937 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory |
Biographical Notes
Gainford, Lord. Second son of Sir Joseph W. Pease, Bart. Is Director of Pease & Partners Ltd., who control Henry Stobart & Co., and T. & R. Bower Ltd. ; also a Director of the Broomhill Collieries Ltd. During the war served in France and Italy. Was previously Patronage Secretary, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister of Education; Postmaster-General, 1916. One of the leading members of the coal industry in the North of England, and gave important evidence on the Sankey Commission. Past President of Federation of British Industries, and Confederation of Employers' Association. Is also ViceChairman of the Durham Coal Owners' Association, and member of the Central Committee under the Mines Act, 1929, and of the Mining Association of Great Britain. Formerly Chairman of the National Association of Coke & By-Products Owners (now the National Coke Association), 1919-37. Received his peerage in 1917. Address: Headlam Hall, Gainford, Co. Durham; and 18, Mansfield Street, W1.
Source: 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Positions held
| Position | Company | Correspondence Address |
| Director: | Broomhill Collieries Ltd. |
Headlam Hall, Gainford, Darlington |
| Director: | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
Headlam Hall, Gainford, Darlington |
| Source: 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory |
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1937 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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