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Sir George Frederick Sleight 1st Baronet (26 March 1853 – 19 March 1921) was an English fishing trawler owner.Sleight claimed that he started his career as a cockle-gatherer on the seashore at Grimsby. He went on to build a fishing empire that boasted the largest fleet of trawling smacks in the world. He was later a pioneer of steam trawlers and also acquired the largest fleet of those in the world.