James Timmins Chance
Sir James Timmins Chance, 1st Baronet (22 March 1814 – 6 January 1902) was an English industrialist, philanthropist, director of the London and North Western Railway, and an expert in lighthouse optics. He served in public office, including as a Justice of the Peace for Staffordshire and Worcestershire in 1851, Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire in 1856 and for Worcestershire in 1859 (in which time he set up the first Volunteer Rifle Corps in the country), and High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1868.
Sir James Timmins Chance | |
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Chance in 1902 (possibly painted posthumously) | |
| Born | 22 March 1814 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 6 January 1902 (aged 87) Hove, Sussex, England |
| Monuments | In West Smethwick Park |
| Alma mater | London University Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Organization | Chance Brothers |
| Known for | Philanthropy |
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