For the man who made chemistry count, turned industry into influence, and put the alkali in the algorithm of progress.
Ode to Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner An ode for a modern age
Raise up the glasses, strike up the band,
There’s a Brunner whose name deserves to stand!
Sir John Fowler Leece, take centre stage—
A man of his moment, ahead of his age.
Born to a name with industrial weight,
You stepped through the doors of a changing state.
When others saw titles, inheritance, rank,
You saw the whole system—and gave it a crank.
A Liberal voice in the chambers of power,
You stood where the arguments bloomed by the hour.
For Leigh and Northwich, you entered the fray,
Putting principle proudly on public display.
No mere armchair heir, no ornamental knight,
You carried your family's legacy into the light.
With politics, purpose, and civic ambition,
You helped give the old order a fresh composition.
Your surname itself has a ring to it still:
Brunner! A name with a brass-banded will.
And Fowler? Let the word take flight—
No falcon of fortune, but a bird in the fight.
For history isn't just marble and gold,
Nor stories of fathers and fortunes retold.
It's what we inherit, and what we then do—
The old world's foundation, the next world's breakthrough.
So here's to the Brunners, to legacy and lore,
To the doors that were opened, the minds that asked more.
To a world made by people who step from the wings
And discover that change is a many-sided thing.
Sir John Fowler Leece, let the record resound:
A name in the annals, a footnote with ground.
For titles may tarnish, and fashions may run—
But the story of history is never quite done.
So raise one for Brunner, with wit and with cheer:
The past isn't past when its echoes are here.
And if progress needs polish, a spark, or a shove—
Let us honour the name, and keep moving above!
For a Brunner by name, with a world to explore:
The future's a door—and there's always one more.
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