Pete Curran MP 1860 - 1910 the pioneering socialist, trade union leader and first Labour MP for Jarrow lived at 1 Pretoria Avenue, since demolished, during the latter part of his life.
Waltham Forest Heritage
E17, Pretoria Avenue, 1
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Pete Curran
Politician and trade unionist. Born Patrick Francis Curran in Glasgow, becomi...
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Pete Curran
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