Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, or in the gossip columns as Harty-Tarty. Close friend of Edward VII. Had a serious affair with Skittles in 1859 - 1863 and then for 30 years with Louise Montagu, Duchess of Manchester. They eventually married a respectable 2 years after the death of her husband the Duke. Minister of War and partly responsible for sending General Gordon to Khartoum and the consequences of the siege. Died at the Hotel Metropol in Cannes, on his way back from wintering in Egypt.
There is another statue of the Duke in the Carpet Gardens at Eastbourne where he was mayor 1897 - 1898.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton
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8th Duke of Devonshire
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Councillor P. O'Brien
Councillor on the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1937.
1 memorial
Councillor Henry P. Wilson
Councillor and Mayor of Bethnal Green in 1936-7. JP and Alderman, on the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1952.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Councillor Joe Vaughan
Born Joseph James Vaughan in East London. Started work, aged 8, while still at school. As an electrician he entered into trade union politics and as a left-wing Labour supporter became a councillor...
3 memorials
Nancy Astor
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1 memorial
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Walter Sickert
N5, Highbury Place, 1
There has been a plaque on this building since at least 2000, commemorating Sickert’s occupancy. It read: “Historic Building. W. R. Sick...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Paul Matthews
N1, Rodney Street, Joseph Grimaldi Park
Londonist report that when this church was converted for office use Grimaldi's grave (the above ground part at least) was moved to this l...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Terrence Cuneo statue
SE1, Waterloo Station
See that book on the floor behind Cuneo? It hides a wee mouse, like those often found in Cuneo's paintings. July 2014 Kent Online info...
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
Lance Corporal Frederick Joshua Bright
Frederick Joshua Bright was born on 20 November 1892 in Haggerston, London, one of the nine children of Edward Charles Bright (1860-1936) and Alice Sarah Bright née Slater (1861-1948). He was bapt...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Makram Ali
N4, Biggerstaff Street, Clifton Court play area, Six Acres Estate
Sadiq Khan attended the memorial ceremony held at the tree in 2018.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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