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National Trust Images. Knightshayes Court
private collection

Sir John Heathcoat Amory

Knightshayes Gardens Trust, Devon (United Kingdom)

John Gray, Sir John Heathcoat Amory (1829–1914) 1st. Bt. Portrait by John Gray

1907. Oil on canvas.

National Trust Images. Knightshayes Court
Description

Sir John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory (1829–1914) was a British Liberal politician and businessman. In his business capacity, he was a partner in the company J. Heathcoat & Co., which specialised in lace manufacturing, whilst in his political career he represented Tiverton in the House of Commons between 1868 and 1885. In 1867, he had a Victorian-style country house built, the design of which he commissioned from William Burges; this residence, known as Knightshayes Court, housed his art collection and is now managed by the National Trust.

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