Socialist politician and campaigner. Born Nottinghamshire. Largely self-educated. Came to London as a young man. Joined the Labour party and the South Place Ethical Society (of which he later became President). Served in the LCC 1919-25. Entered Parliament in 1922. Entered the Lords in 1931 and there became the Labour Leader. Chairman of the LCC 1934-8.
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Lord Henry Snell
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Chelsea Bridge
MacKenzie King did not come all the way from Canada just to open this bridge;...
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W. Chambers-Leete
Town Clerk of the Royal Borough of Kensington, 1904 - 1916, at least. Kensington in the Great War by G. I. S. Inglis tells us that the Chambers Leetes lost their only son Captain W. J. H. Leete of...
Dugald Trystan Julius Herbert Gonsal OBE
Camden's chief engineer and assistant director of environment: 1966- 2001 when he retired. From the Burghers In The UK website we learn that he was born on 12 April 1935 in Colombo, Ceylon (now ca...
Minnie Lansbury
Suffragette and Poplar alderman. Daughter-in-law to George Lansbury. Her early death was brought about by being imprisoned, with other councillors, for refusing to levy a full rate, and catching pn...
Viscount Wallingford, William Knollys
Second son of Knollys. Died London.
David Grant
Borough Councillor. He was Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in 2012.