Born Ipswich. Trained as a barrister. In WW1 he served in the Royal Army Medical Corp and rose to be captain. He was awarded a Military Cross on 3 June 1918. 1929 became a Member of the Corporation of the City of London. Conservative MP for Blackburn 1931-45. Knighted in 1944. Chairman of the Chairman of the City of London Schools Committee in 1936.
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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Captain George Sampson Elliston
We thank James Parkes for spotting this stone, photographing it and bringing ...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Sapper Stanley Victor White was born on 20 Ju...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1. Robert John Baggott was born on 10 April 1873, the second of the four children of Robert Henry Lancaster Ba...
Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.
Cadby Hall was built in 1873 as a piano factory. Our picture comes from Cadby Hall: "Built to the design of Lewis H. Isaacs, Cadby Hall w...
Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Staff Serjeant Charles Roberts was born on 25...
Poet. Born Streatham Manor, Leigham Avenue (though his parents lived in Hampstead) into a wealthy family. Partially and progressively blind from age 18. Gay. Influenced by by classical myths. ...
The Pythons were: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle. Together they made 45 TV episodes over 4 series between 1969 and 1974 and went on to make fil...
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