Plaque

Earl Birkenhead

Earl Birkenhead Earl Birkenhead

Erection date: 1959

Inscription

London County Council
F. E. Smith, Earl of Birkenhead, 1872 - 1930, lawyer and statesman, lived here.

Site: Earl Birkenhead (1 memorial)

SW1, Grosvenor Gardens, 32

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Earl Birkenhead

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F. E. Smith, Earl Birkenhead

Lawyer and politician. Born Frederick Edwin Smith in Pilgrim Street, Birkenhe...

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Earl Birkenhead

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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