Polish statesman, Ambassador to Great Britain. At external site Rafal Heydel-Mankoo writes:
A marvellous monocled character (he married for the third time at the age of 99) he held the dubious honour of being the first person to inform Churchill that the Second World War had started, telephoning him at Chartwell to notify him that the Germans had crossed the border.
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C.F. Cory Wright
JP, DL., Chairman of the Hornsey District Council.
Councillor Henry P. Wilson
Councillor and Mayor of Bethnal Green in 1936-7. JP and Alderman, on the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1952.
Charles Dew Miller
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. From the picture source: "Miller Brothers were established in the early 1870's, the early partners being noted as Charles Dew Miller, George W...
Abraham Vollasky
Alderman. Killed in the V2 rocket attack on Hughes Mansions. His wife Sarah was also killed. Andrew Behan has researched Vollasky: Alderman Abraham Vollasky was born on 25 April 1899. In 1921 he m...
Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans
Diplomat and courtier. Favourite of Queen Henrietta Maria (wife of Charles I). Fought on the King's side in the Civil War and after his execution continued to support the Queen and two princes in ...
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Olof Palme
N15, Tottenham Green East
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PC Stephen Tibble
W14, Charleville Road, 20 Charleville Mansions
Here fell P.C. Stephen Tibble, 26th February 1975. {Below is the badge of the Metropolitan Police.}
Phileas J. Fogg - WC2
WC2, Bedford Street, 1a
Phileas J. Fogg, Esq. established the Society of Exploration here, 1a Bedford Street, 1883.
Thomas Simpson
For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.
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