Chairman of Committee for letting the City lands of the Corporation of London when the monument to Temple Bar was erected in 1880. Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894 and a Deputy at that time.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Thomas Bedford
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Temple Bar memorial
{On the frieze at the top of the monument, above the columns, text runs aroun...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
John Thomas Bedford
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Tower Bridge, 1894 - opening
In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...
Other Subjects
William John Gomm
Recorded on the monument as a Member of Brentford Council in 1909. However, Brentford High Street gives "William John Gomm, Harry’s brother, also died in 1908 …" so it seems that WJG's name on the ...
Brian Williams
Councillor and Mayor of Tower Hamlets 1986 and 1987. Full name David Brian Williams.
Hamilton T. Smith
Furniture designer, founding member of the Design and Industries Association and director of Heals.
United St Saviour’s Charity / Corporation of Wardens of the Parish of St Saviour’s
Southwark St Saviour was a civil parish and part of the ancient Borough of Southwark. It was formed in 1541 from the union of the parishes of St Margaret and St Mary. In 1899 it lost its governanc...
Robert Clayton
Born Northamptonshire. Apprenticed as a scrivener (like a secretary). Entered business and then set up a bank. Made a fortune from his connections with the slave trade and entered politics. Lord Ma...
Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues