Politician. Born Edwin Duncan Sandys at the Manor House, Sandford Orcas, Dorset. He entered parliament in 1935, the same year that he married Diana, the daughter of Winston Churchill. He served in several ministerial positions and introduced the Clean Air Act and green belts. Created a life peer in 1974. Died at 12 Warwick Square, Pimlico.
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Lord Duncan-Sandys
Lord Duncan-Sandys, 1908 - 1987, politician and statesman, lived here, 1946 -...
Born in Essex. Caught supporting the wrong side when Edward IV assumed the throne, he was arrested and convicted of high treason which led to the loss of his head at Tower Hill.
Hon. Sec. to George How Memorial Committee. The damaged memorial seems to have another word after "Maxwell" so it's possible that "Maxwell" is a given name and his surname is something like "Mead".
Past Prime Warden of The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers and son of Dennis Robinson.
From Westminster we understand that this is a group providing support for Black, Asian and Multiple Ethnic employees of Westminster City Council.
