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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Benjamin Franklin
Natural philosopher, writer, revolutionary politician and inventor. Born Boston, Massachusetts. Crossed the Atlantic 8 times, living for many years apart from his wife and children. A keen swimmer...
Person, Politics & Administration, Science, Seriously Famous, USA
2 memorials
Reformers tree / Reform tree
The text on the memorial says that the original tree was burnt by the people at the Reform League meeting at the tree on that day in 1866 but we can find no confirmation of that. Wikipedia has qui...
1 memorial
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Dr Wayne Mapp
Minister of Defence for New Zealand in 2010. born NZ
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Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS
Naval officer and arctic explorer. Born Bath. The Canadian Encyclopedia says "He contributed much to the eventual discovery of the Northwest Passage and the North Pole." Lieut-Governor of Greenw...
1 memorial
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David Grant
Borough Councillor. He was Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in 2012.
1 memorial
Norwegian Government-in-exile
The Norwegian government and parliament refused to accept a German ultimatum to form a new government under Nazi control. King Haakon VII and his son Crown Prince Olav were forced to leave Norway a...
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Phoebe Beasley
As Phoebe Cox in Walsall she met and married Rev. Thomas Beasley. A member of the Uxbridge Congregational Church for 70 years, she died aged 97.
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William Harnett Blanch
Historian. Born into a family of gun and rifle manufacturers, he was a prolific writer of books, mainly about the local history of London. He also founded The London Thirteen Club as a means of de...
1 memorial
Louisa Gore-Browne
Daughter of Mary Sumner. She is shown in this group photo of her grandfather's, Bishop Charles Sumner's large family, back row, second from left.
1 memorial
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