Person    | Male  Born 16/11/1811  Died 27/3/1889

John Bright

Politician. Worked closely with Richard Cobden in the campaign for the repeal of the Corn Laws. As a Quaker he was opposed to inequalities between individuals and groups; as a member of a mill-owning family he was opposed to trade unions and social reform which affected factories. MP for Durham and then Birmingham. Died at the home he had built 50 years before, in Rochdale.

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John Bright

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Anti-Corn Law League

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T. M. McGiff

T. M. McGiff

On the committee of the Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society in 1919.  Probably the same person as the Councillor T. M. McGiff, J.P. who was on the East Ham Corporation Public Health Commi...

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Newlon Housing Trust

Newlon Housing Trust

From the picture source website: "Newlon Housing Trust was established in 1967 when philanthropic members of the New London Synagogue decided to club together to buy properties that could be rented...

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Broad Street Station War Memorial

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John Hutton

John Hutton

Glass engraver. Born New Zealand. Moved to London as a young artist. Best known for work at Coventry Cathedral, where he is buried.

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2 memorials