Entries for the tag ‘Stansfield, Hamer (1797-1865)’
Leeds politician (mayor 1843-44) and businessman, founder of Ben Rhydding Hydropathic Establishment. 
- 17 July 1844: Tory Radical Joshua Hobson tells Leeds council that Liberal mayor Hamer Stansfield was wrong to prohibit public meetings on the semi-privatised Kirkgate market
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