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Joseph Pease was the first Quaker Member of Parliament, and a railroad pioneer. During the early 1800's he was a leader of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which was the leader in rail shipping in South Durham. A statue of him was erected 1875 in Darlington to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the railway.

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