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Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet (1755–1834) was the founder of the Royal Society of British Bowmen. ==Biography== Foster Cunliffe inherited the baronetcy from his father, Sir Robert Cunliffe, 2nd Baronet on his death in 1778. He married Harriet, the daughter of Sir David Kinloch, 5th Baronet.〔Complete Baronetage〕 His family enjoyed the high life in Wrexham, living off the proceeds of his grandfather's fortune - amassed on the back of slavery. According to the history books, Sir Foster Cunliffe was uneasy about this because he seems to have concealed the origin of the fortune, omitting to mention the word 'slavery' in a detailed history of his family's genealogy. For it was his grandfather, Foster Cunliffe (1682–1758), who made the money, becoming the main slave trader in Liverpool and mayor on three occasions. His son was MP for Liverpool in 1755-67. Sir Foster Cunliffe moved from Saighton, near Chester, to the Acton Park estate near Wrexham, Denbighshire, adding to the existing house, including adding the lavish Four Dogs gateway into the estate - all that remains of the original buildings to this day. He served as High Sheriff of Denbighshire for 1787.〔Complete Baronetage〕 He also enlarged and improved Pant-yr-ochain (), once the main house in Gresford, now a well known gastro pub. The father of 11 bought the building as a home for two of his unmarried daughters, Charlotte & Emma, to take up residence. The sisters were known to hold great parties and to entertain the local gentry. These included Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn, their brother-in-law, and the Glynne family of Hawarden. Catherine Glynne married William Ewart Gladstone, who was Prime Minister no less than four times, and who was known to have ridden to the sisters' home in Gresford. In addition to his archery, Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet of Acton Park, was also an active member of the Wrexham Yeomanry Cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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