Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, KCVO

Royal Victorian Order

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 (10 May 1848 – 2 October 1931) was a Scotsman

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 of Ulster-Scots

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 parentage who was a self-made man, merchant, and yachtsman. He created the Lipton

Lipton

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 tea brand and was the most persistent challenger in the history of the America's Cup

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Lipton was born in Glasgow

Glasgow

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 on 10 May 1848. His parents, Thomas Lipton senior and Frances Lipton (née Johnstone), were Ulster-Scots, who came from County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh

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