Born Bengal, his father being Chairman of the East India Company. Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1835-39. Never married. Died at Cannes where he had lived his final years.
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Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg
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Robert Clayton
Born Northamptonshire. Apprenticed as a scrivener (like a secretary). Entered business and then set up a bank. Made a fortune from his connections with the slave trade and entered politics. Lord Ma...
Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
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Anthony Tuke
Chairman of the Savoy Group 1984 - 1994. Born Berkhamsted, died Andover.
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Sir (Charles) Vyner Brooke
Third and last white Rajah of Sarawak. Born Albemarle Street. Died at his flat at 13 Albion Street, Paddington. Sarawak is on the Island of Borneo. In 1841 Sarawak was proving troublesome and ...
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Sir Francis Burdett
Born Derbyshire. Inherited the baronetcy from his grandfather. Married an heir of the Coutts banking family. From the ODNB: "When in London, the Burdetts lived at 1 Stratton Street (the home of Tho...
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Javier Perez de Cuellar
Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra was born on 19 January 1920 in Lima, Peru. He served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to1991 and was made a Knight Command...
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