Tichborne claimant
d. 1898
Claimant of baronetcy. Identified himself as the long-lost Sir Roger Tichborne after arriving in England in 1866. Involved in a number of civil and criminal actions in connection with his claim. Identified by some as Arthur Orton, although most of the Orton family denied he was their relative.
Source
ODNB.
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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