H. C. Green
Vice Chairman of Ealing District Council committee in 1899. Alderman Henry Charles Green was the first Mayor of Ealing, 1901–1902. Died aged 84. Green Avenue W13 is named for him.
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Jack Cade
Jack Cade led a rebellion in April - July, 1450, against the government of England, seen to be corrupt. He led an army of men from south-eastern England, and marched on London. Upon entering Londo...
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Cicely Mary Marshall
Joint host of Luigi Sturzo with Barbara Barclay Carter (see there for details). In 1934 and in 1945/46 she was living at 32 Chepstow Villas, W11. Our colleague, Andrew Behan has researched Marsha...
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Barbara Barclay Carter
A Catholic convert who translated Italian writing and promoted the Italian democratic cause. Born California, but brought up in England and studied in France. From TerraNouvelle: "... she intervie...
Person, Friend / family, Literature, France, Italy, Switzerland, USA
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Don Luigi Sturzo
Italian Catholic priest and prominent politician, one of the fathers of the Christian democratic platform. One of the founders of the Italian People's Party in 1919, but was forced into exile in 19...
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John Biggs
John Robert Biggs is a Labour Co-op politician who was the directly elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets 2015-22.
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Susan Garth
The plaque claims that Garth launched London's first antiques market in Portobello Road, but without a date the claim is impossible to substantiate. See June Aylward's plaque, which at least gives ...
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B. K. S. Iyengar
Founder of Iyengar Yoga. Born Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar in Bellur, Kolar district, Karnataka, India. Throughout his childhood, he suffered with a number of diseases, until his brothe...
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Cheistha Kochhar
Born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, Cheistha Kochhar was a PhD student at the London School of Economics. She had already worked in a range of roles including business start-ups and with variou...
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L. C. Parkes
Louis Coltman Parkes. A medical doctor. Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea in 1909. Authored a good number of medical books - held by the Wellcome Collection. Obituary in the BMJ 31 October 19...
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