Newspaper proprietor, The News of the World in particular. Chairman of the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, in 1926 when he, together with George Eastman, and Sir Albert Levy, funded the construction of the Eastman Dental Clinic. In 1920 became the first divorced peer to enter the Lords.
Born 2 Stanhope Place, Loughborough Road Brixton Heath. Died at home, Walton Heath House, Walton on the Hill, Banstead, Surrey.
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Baron George Allardice Riddell
A cherub stands atop the fountain clutching a dolphin which appears capable o...
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Baron George Allardice Riddell
Courtier to King Charles II and a benefactor of the University of Cambridge. He was an investor in, and Assistant (what we'd call Director) of, the Royal African Company, an English mercantile comp...
Originated as the bequest left by Lord Leighton in 1896. Bob Speel provides some useful information about what the fund has bought. The newspaper article quoted at Sloane Square fountain contains:...
Charity. One of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, which focuses on climate change, sustainable development and improving the quality of life in poor communities.
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