Person    | Male  Born 4/9/1825  Died 30/6/1917

Dadabhai Naoroji

Categories: Politics & Administration, Race Issues

Countries: India

The first Asian elected to the House of Commons, representing Central Finsbury for the Liberal Party from 1892 - 1895. This was 4 years after the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, had said that black men should not and would not be elected to Parliament.
He has a statue in Mumbai.

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Dadabhai Naoroji

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Dadabhai Naoroji

Historic Site The first Asian elected to the House of Commons was Dadabhai N...

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Alfred H. Warren, OBE

Alfred H. Warren, OBE

Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Sir Alfred Hamer Warren, O.B.E. was born on 6 February 1856 in Poplar, London and educated at the local Wesleyan School. In 1896 he ma...

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1 memorial
J. D. Gilbert

J. D. Gilbert

British History Online, about the acquisition of the site for London's County Hall, gives "Gilbert was one of two brothers who were LCC Members at the same time but sat on opposite sides. J. D. was...

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1 memorial
Viscount Wallingford, William Knollys
1 memorial
Ian David McNeil

Ian David McNeil

Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.

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1 memorial
Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington

Born in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, second son of a wealthy man. Thrice Lord Mayor of London: 1397, 1406 and 1420 (actually four times but two were consecutive). Three times Master of the Mercers' C...

Person, Literature, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Theatre

8 memorials