George Henry Strutt DL (14 September 1826 – 14 April 1895) was an English cotton manufacturer and philanthropist.
He instigated the construction of Christ Church, Belper which was completed in 1850 and subsequently funded a substantial stone vicarage.
[3] In 1869 he was High Sheriff of Derbyshire[4] In 1870 Strutt converted a building in Belper into a cottage hospital for convalescent mill workers.
[9] Strutt travelled extensively in continental Europe and his travel diaries from 1864 to 1893, including an account of an earthquake in the Alps, are held in the archives of Derbyshire Record Office [10] The people of Belper paid for a fountain to be placed in the centre of their market place to thank Strutt for his support.
He was the father of George Herbert Strutt (1854-1928) and daughters Susan Agnes (1847-1894), Lucy Frances (1850-1914) and Clara (1861-1863).