Person    | Female  Born 11/10/1884  Died 7/11/1962

Eleanor Roosevelt

Born New York City as Eleanor Roosevelt. Went to finishing school in England. In 1905 at her wedding to her distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was given away by her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1933, when FDR was elected President, she became First Lady. After his death in 1945 she continued her international political role and is particularly associated with the UN and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Roosevelt statue

This is a rare representation of Roosevelt standing, albeit with a stick. A n...

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Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton

Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton

Politician.  Born St Marylebone.  One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851.  Died at home, 27 Belgrave Square.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
John D. Hawkins

John D. Hawkins

Overseer of St Marys Rotherhithe in 1886.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

Created in 1900, it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1965.

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Albert Joseph Altman

Sir Albert Joseph Altman

Chairman of the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. His portrait comes from an 1894 card celebrating his silver wedding anniversary.  It also has a portrait of his wife and of Tower Bridge.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial