Pound Baronets
The Pound Baronetcy, of Stanmore in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 3 August 1905 for John Pound. He was head of John Pound and Co, portmanteau manufacturers, of London, and served as Lord Mayor of London from 1904 to 1905.
Read more about Pound Baronets: Pound Baronets, of Stanmore (1905)
Famous quotes containing the word pound:
“Oh you brown bacon machine,
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you rolled-up pair of socks,
you dog’s nightmare....”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)