Robert Stretton

 was the father of Clare Stretton. He was concerned with the amount of injuries of Samuel Belfrage but was a benefactor of the business so when the workers went of strike he didn't want them to ask for a payrise. He was worried about the attention Thomas Brewster was getting from his daughter. He was the MP for the area where Akleton. He was killed by machine that animated by valvadis technology, but was resurected by the same technology. (AUDIO: Industrial Evolution)