Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop of Westminster 1943 - his death. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1946. His twin, Basil, was a monk.
The photo shows him in 1953.
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Bernard William Griffin
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Cardinal Griffin foundation stone
This stone was laid by His Eminence Cardinal Griffin Archbishop of Westminste...
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Dr Joseph Herman Hertz
Chief Rabbi of the British Empire. Born Slovakia, then part of Hungary. When he was aged 11 the family moved to New York. Worked for a time as a rabbi in Johannesburg. 1911 returned to New York...
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William Pennefather
Revrd. William Pennefather, BA, vicar. Born Dublin, the youngest son in a well-established family. Came to England c.1848. He and his wife Catherine were transferred to St. Jude's Church, Mildmay P...
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Reverend Ernest Arthur Blackwell Sanders, M.A.
Vicar of St Marks, Dalston in 1898. As rector in Whitechapel he built the St Mary's Clergy House (still there, immediately south of this Whitechapel drinking fountain) in 1894–5, also with Herbert ...
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James Stephen
Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Dorset. Trained in law and worked for a time in the Carribean where he saw the cruelty to slaves and became an abolitionist. The death of his first wife deepened hi...
Person, Law, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion, Caribbean Islands
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