Benjamin Bomford
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Benjamin Bomford was a prominent Worcestershire farmer in the mid-19th century. He joined the Royal Agricultural Society
in 1847 while living at Great Dodford
which he later sold to the Chartist National Land Company
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He was an early user of steam technology for farming. He was also a director of the Evesham and Redditch Railway Company, formed in 1863.
Royal Agricultural Society
The Royal Agricultural Society of England was established in the United Kingdom in 1838 with the motto "Practice with Science". The RASE aim is to promote the scientific development of agriculture. The society received its Royal Charter from Queen Victoria in 1840.From its early days the society...
in 1847 while living at Great Dodford
Dodford, Worcestershire
Dodford is a village in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, England, approximately west of Bromsgrove, officially founded on 2 July 1849 by members of the Chartist movement. It was one of five settlements created in the land scheme and retains a characteristic grid street plan, along with...
which he later sold to the Chartist National Land Company
National Land Company
The National Land Company was founded as the Chartist Cooperative Land Company in 1845 by the chartist Feargus O'Connor to help working class people satisfy the landholding requirement to gain a vote in county seats in Great Britain. It was wound up by Act of Parliament by 1851.-Chartism:The...
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He was an early user of steam technology for farming. He was also a director of the Evesham and Redditch Railway Company, formed in 1863.