Lions Clubs International were begun on 7 June 1917 in America by a Chicago businessman. The first Lions Club in the UK was formed in London in 1950. From LionsMD105: "We are one of the largest service organisations in the World. As members of Lions Clubs we volunteer our time and skills to provide selfless, effective, community service to answer the needs that challenge communities. By doing this we enjoy the Fun and Fellowship of serving the community at both Local, National and International levels."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
50 years of Lionism in the British Isles
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Lionism in the British Isles
{Beside a badge with the text: ' L Lions International, We Serve' Cypress Oak...
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Royal National Institute for Deaf People
Established in 1911 as the National Bureau for Promoting the General Welfare of the Deaf by Leo Bonn, this organisation's name has evolved somewhat over time.
Edward Lumbrozo Mocatta
Born London. Treasurer of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Hospital. One of the Mocatta family but, unlike Frederic David Mocatta, not one of those there's much info on.
Henry Lewis Raphael & sons Walter & Herbert
Henry Lewis Raphael had 12 children with his wife Henriette. Walter, the 6th died 12 October 1938 in Bournemouth. Herbert, the 9th, born 23 December 1859, became an MP and died 25 September 1924, F...
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Eduardo Menem
Born Argentina. Brother of President Carlos Menem. He was President of the Senate 1989-99 and effectively deputy to his brother when there was no Vice-President in office.
R. E. H. Goffin
Robert Edwin Hemblington Goffin was born in 1836 in Highgate, Middlesex, the eldest of the eleven children of John Breeze Goffin (1799-1874) and Martha Goffin née Hall (1810-1891). On 9 October 183...
Maggie's Corner
NW3, Hampstead High Street
This is an excellent example of how even modern plaques can be very pretty. The flower seller on our visit very kindly adjusted the awnin...
Howell Powell Edwards
W2, St Mary's Terrace
Our thanks, as ever, to our Welsh consultant, David Hopkins, for providing the transcription (Welsh in Gothic script defeated us) and the...
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