Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe
British architect
Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, QC (12 May 1816 – 29 April 1905), known previously as Sir Edmund Beckett, 5th Baronet and Edmund Beckett Denison, was a "lawyer, mechanician and controversialist" as well as a notable horologist and architect.
The Lord Grimthorpe | |
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Born | Edmund (Mackenzie Sidmouth) Beckett Denison 12 May 1816 |
Died | 29 April 1905 | (aged 88)
Nationality | British |
Education | Doncaster Grammar School; Eton College |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Parliamentary barrister, mechanic, architect |