Samuel Fletcher was a

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and friend of

George Faulkner George Faulkner (c. 1703 – 30 August 1775) was one of the most important Irish publishers and booksellers. He forged a publishing relationship with Jonathan Swift and parlayed that fame into an extensive trade. He was also deeply involved wit ...

. He was honorary secretary of the Manchester Association for the Promotion of Fine Arts around 1846. He is believed to be the man that suggested to Faulkner that John Owens should leave his wealth to fund a university in Manchester. The sculptor and

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William Bally William Bally (1796 – 8 November 1858) was a Swiss sculptor and phrenologist active in Manchester, United Kingdom. Life Born in 1796 in Locarno, Switzerland, William Bally travelled as an artist with Johann Caspar Spurzheim from 1829. In 18 ...

exhibited a bust of Fletcher in 1834.

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English solicitors Lawyers from Manchester People associated with the Victoria University of Manchester {{England-law-bio-stub