Person    | Female  Born 12/2/1905  Died 14/1/1994

Federica Montseny

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: France, Spain

Anarchist and writer. Born Spain. As Minister of Health during the social revolution she was the first woman to be a minister of a Western European country. During Franco's rule, she lived in France, 1939 - 77. Died  Toulouse.

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Federica Montseny

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Anarchists

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. It was originally planned to call it just Kensington, but Chelsea was added after local prot...

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Sir Alan Johnstone

Sir Alan Johnstone

Diplomat. Attended Eton, 1871-7. See his brother Francis for family information.  Married an American heiress Antoinette Pinchot. His job took him to Denmark, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Luxemb...

Person, Children, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Lionel Vincent Straker, C.C.

Lionel Vincent Straker, C.C.

Chairman of Girdlers Hall Committee, 1960.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
General John Burgoyne

General John Burgoyne

Army officer, politician and playwright. Born at Park Prospect, Westminster. He entered the army in 1740 and in the Seven Years War he captured Valencia de Alcantara. During the Saratoga Campaign i...

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Theatre, Canada, Ireland, Spain, USA

1 memorial
Emily Murray

Emily Murray

Secretary & Estate Manager to Westminster Housing trust 1932 - 1951.  At Peabody Nanny Nell remembers "Miss Murray used to come and collect the rent.  She did everything. She was hard-working, ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Miss N. G. Price

Miss N. G. Price

Represented the Sunday School of the Highbury Quadrant Congregational Church in 1957.

Person, Children, Religion

1 memorial
London County Council

London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a la...

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279 memorials
Rothschild Buildings

Rothschild Buildings

The full name was Charlotte De Rothschild Dwellings.  Demolished 1973-80 - all but the arch which stood on Thrawl Street and which you can see in this picture.  The picture source covers the histor...

Building, Property, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Hornsey Central Hospital war memorial

Hornsey Central Hospital war memorial

N8, Park Road, 151, Hornsey Central Health Centre

This plaque is placed above the door of the War Memorial building. It seems that when opened this building was the entrance hall to the h...

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Royal Doulton / Doulton Potteries

Royal Doulton / Doulton Potteries

Ceramic manufacturing company. Began with a factory at Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth. Initially a partnership of John Doulton, Martha Jones, and John Watts, Jones left in 1820 leaving the company name as ...

Group, Craft / Design, Industry

39 memorials