Henry Tate
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Sir Henry Tate, 1st Baronet (11 March 1819 – 5 December 1899) was a British sugar merchant, sugar-baker and philanthropist, known for establishing the Tate Gallery and Henry Tate & Sons, which later became Tate & Lyle.
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