16th President of the USA. Born Kentucky. Assassinated while watching a very popular British play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's theatre, Washington, by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer.
For a list of all the US presidents that appear on London Remembers see John F. Kennedy.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Abraham Lincoln
Copy of the statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago (other copies being in Mexico Cit...
From Pastscape: "... the octagonal spire ... is decorated by two groups of in...
{Inscribed on the red granite plinth:} Lincoln by Andrew O'Connor Presented t...
Barrister-at-law, Stepney Borough Councillor, guardian of the poor, member of Metropolitan Asylums Board. On top of his legal qualifications he also studied medicine at St Bartholomew's. Died aged ...
Managing Director of NPL 2000 - 2005.
District Staff Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1908-1954. Officer in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Chairman of Girdlers Hall Committee, 1960.
Socialist politician and campaigner. Born Nottinghamshire. Largely self-educated. Came to London as a young man. Joined the Labour party and the South Place Ethical Society (of which he later becam...
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middlesex. This division was a liberty, i.e. it was an autonomous area under the jurisdiction of the Constable of the Tower of...
Pilot Officer, 121 Eagle Squadron, American, killed. The following was sent to us by Angela Murphy: Tribute to Ralph Freiberg The following tribute was given at the Memorial Day program held Ma...
Thomas Henry Huxley. Biologist and anthropologist. Born Ealing. An early adherent to Darwin's theory of evolution, he was a strong supporter while also pointing out what he saw as flaws. At the R...
Became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. Like his father George V, he was born a second son and rather unexpectedly ascended to the throne. Like his grandfather, Edward VII, he was bor...
Intellectual, political leader, activist and writer. Born Suffolk and brought up at Snape where her family owned the maltings. Pioneer of the women's suffrage movement but she advocated a non-viole...
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