Gresham College (founded in 1597 under the will of Sir Thomas Gresham) is financially managed by the City of London and Mercers Company. These two bodies interact with the College through the Joint Grand Gresham Committee. We think this is the reference on the plaque.
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Gresham Committee
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President Lincoln bust
{Inscribed on the red granite plinth:} Lincoln by Andrew O'Connor Presented t...
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Thomas Hardy (radical)
Radical. Born Stirlingshire, Scotland. Came to London in 1774. 1792 co-founded the London Corresponding Society, a group advocating wider suffrage and parliamentary reform. Presecuted for high ...
1 memorial
Votes for Women
LSE History gives: "... Frederick and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, who owned and edited the WSPU newspaper Votes for Women. Founded in 1907, Votes for Women was printed at the St Clement’s Press on C...
3 memorials
Felix Slade
Collector of glass, books and engravings funded from the wealth he inherited from his father. Member of the Society of Antiquaries, he endowed 3 Slade Professorships of Fine Art at universities, an...
1 memorial
Sir Julian Huxley
Zoologist and philosopher. Born 61 Russell Square. Son of Leonard Huxley and grandson of zoologist Thomas Huxley. Brother of novelist Aldous Huxley. Researched in support of Darwin's theory of e...
2 memorials
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President of the United States 1953-61. Born in Texas. 1915 graduated from West Point 1916 married Mamie Geneva Doud 1935 U.S. Military mission to the Philippines 1942 Commander, Allied Forces, N...
7 memorials
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