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| 1857 births | |
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| 1933 deaths | |
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He was born at Padstow , the younger son of John Cory (founder of Cardiff -based firm "John Cory, Sons & Co" – not to be confused with John Cory , founder of Barry Docks). He was Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1913, and served as Conservative MP for Cardiff in 1915 and for Cardiff South from 1918 to 1923 . He was created a Baronet in 1919 . In his time he was a director of 35 different companies, and gave much of his fortune to charity, particularly local hospitals. |
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