Democrat & chartist. Born County Longford, Ireland. Bronterre was initially a pseudonym but he later adopted it as his middle name. A child prodigy, he fell short of his early promise and died in poverty. The picture source provides some audio links about O'Brien - from the SPGB.
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James "Bronterre" O'Brien
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James "Bronterre" O'Brien
James "Bronterre" O'Brien (1805 - 1864), democrat & chartist, lived at 20...
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Chris Brasher
Athlete and journalist. Born Christopher William Brasher in Georgetown, Guyana. He was one of the pacemakers for Roger Bannister when he broke the four-minute mile barrier in 1954. He pioneered the...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Sport / Games, South America
1 memorial
1 memorial
Ruy Barbosa
Born Ruy Barbosa D'Oliveira in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. A defender of civil liberties, he fought for the abolition of slavery in Brazil. He fled to London after being accused of being a conspirat...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Law, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Brazil
1 memorial
2 memorials
Frederick Startridge Ellis
Born Richmond, Surrey. Bookseller and author. He published the works of William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who were also close friends. Rossetti wrote a limerick about him: "There’s a pub...
1 memorial
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Margaret Damer Dawson - bird bath
SW3, Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea Embankment Gardens
The birth date given here differs with that on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: 12 June 1873. Wikipedia helps us identify th...
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Liberty's - weather vane - Mayflower
W1, Great Marlborough Street
Brought to our attention by Londonist, the weather vane atop Liberty's represents the Mayflower. Arthur Lasenby Liberty (1843 - 1917) op...
1 subject commemorated
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