Episode 1760
Shafto
Sun, 2022-Feb-27 00:52 UTC
Length - 1:47
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Sunday, 27 February 2022 is Shafto.
Shafto is a surname. The Shafto family origins can be traced back to the Ffolliot family, who were established by the 14th century at Shafto Crag, Northumberland and adopted the alternative surname of Shafto. The following people have the name Shafto:
Bobby Shafto, 18th century British Member of Parliament (MP), the likeliest subject of a famous North East English folk song
Henry Shafto Harrison (1810–92) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Wanganui, New Zealand
Robert Duncombe Shafto (1796–1888), British Liberal Party politician
Robert Eden Duncombe Shafto (1776–1848), British politician from Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor, County Durham
Robert Shafto (1690–1729) (1690–1729), British politician from Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor, County Durham
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:52 UTC on Sunday, 27 February 2022.
For the full current version of the article, see Shafto on Wikipedia.
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