Sir Cosmo Bonsor, 1st Baronet

Sir Cosmo Bonsor, 1st Baronet

Sir (Henry) Cosmo Orme Bonsor, 1st Baronet (2 September 1848–4 December 1929) was M.P. for Wimbledon from 1885 to 1900 and chairman of the South Eastern Railway.

Legacy

A train named in his honour runs as part of the current Southern services to London Bridge. The train stock is of Class 456. [ [http://www.the-siding.co.uk/class456/pages/456024.htm 456024 "Sir Cosmo Bonsor"] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/about/history/previousowners.shtml Article on BBC history]


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