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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W. D. Liddell

W. D. Liddell

District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1890-1926. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

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George Kelham

George Kelham

Chairman of the statue Committee at Woolwich town hall in 1905. The Church Bells of Kent refers to an Alderman George Kelham of Riverston, Wrottesley Road, funding a bell for St Margarets church, ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir William Stanley

Sir William Stanley

Soldier who fought in the Wars of the Roses.  Born Lancashire.  Originally a Yorkist, he switched sides and in 1485 fought at Bosworth Field for Tudor Henry VII, for which he was appointed Lord Cha...

Person, Armed Forces, Execution, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
G. F. Danielli

G. F. Danielli

A Commissioner for the 1892 Westminster Public Baths and Wash-houses. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: George Frederick Danielli's birth was registered in the 4th qua...

Person, Politics & Administration

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Sir Francis Burdett

Sir Francis Burdett

Born Derbyshire. Inherited the baronetcy from his grandfather. Married an heir of the Coutts banking family. From the ODNB: "When in London, the Burdetts lived at 1 Stratton Street (the home of Tho...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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World War 2

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps.  And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

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Mary Kingsley

Mary Kingsley

Traveller and ethnologist. Born Islington as Mary Henrietta Kingsley. Only after the death of her parents could she fulfil her aspirations of travel. Her first book, "Travels in West Africa", publi...

Person, Exploring, Africa

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