Chamberlain of London from 1776 to 1779. The holder of the post of Chamberlain was originally responsible for the collection and distribution of revenues within the City of London. The birth date is approximate.
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Benjamin Hopkins
The language on the panels becomes increasingly convoluted and some of the ab...
First Secretary of the Legation and an officer in the Revolution Army on Washington's staff. Married Abigail Adams, daughter to John Adams, second President of USA.
Minister of Defence for New Zealand in 2010. born NZ
Born Stockport. Founded a tea trading company. Sheriff of the City of London, 1894. Lord Mayor of London 1898.
Secretary of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Hospital.
St Pancras Rent strike: In 1960 the Tory council of the old borough of St Pancras (now part of Camden) attempted to impose large rent increases. The tenants, the generation who had fought in WW2, ...
Born Tarradale, Ross and Cromarty. Had a successful army career and was set to dedicate the rest of his life to fox-hunting, before, with his wife's encouragement, turning to science. Geologist. Wo...
Railway and civil engineer. Born near Newcastle upon Tyne. Son of George Stephenson who built "the Rocket" locomotive in 1827. Robert was Chief Engineer of the London to Birmingham Railway which ...
This was Burton's home, where he lived whilst building Guilford Street and the south side of Brunswick Square. It now belongs to the Univ...
The statuette shows Whittington in the same pose as that of the Felbridge Carew statue but it is only about 12 inches high and the fine m...
Former king of Tonga. His full name was Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou V. Educated in New Zealand, Britain and Switzerland and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He su...
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