 Francis Crossley

Sir Francis Crossley, 1st Baronet, of Halifax (Halifax, 26 October 1817 – 5 January 1872), known to his contemporaries as Frank Crossley, was a British carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician.His parents were Martha and John Crossley, who was a carpet manufacturer at Dean Clough Mills, Halifax who died on 17 January 1837.