Lawyer and Lord Chancellor. Born Alexander Wedderburn, probably in Edinburgh. Called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1757, he served as Lord Chancellor from 1793 to 1801. Died in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.
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Lord Loughborough
You have to admire the 1800 skill at sentence construction, and the confidenc...
Peter James Henry Benenson was born as Peter James Henry Solomon on 31 July 1921 in London, the son of Brigadier General Harold Josiah Solomon (1886-1930) and Flora Solomon MBE née Benenson (1895-1...
The building, situated close to the church of St Mary the Virgin, was used by a watchman or constable whose job was to to look out for wrongdoers; particularly grave-robbers or 'Resurrection Men' a...
The construction was partly funded by a sharp increase in the fine for "fornicating with a woman in chambers".
Son of Robert Giles Marten. Admitted to Inner Temple in 1852 and became a QC, County Court Judge and knighted in 1896. MP for Cambridge. Was Treasurer of the Temple in 1893. Died St Leonard's on Sea.
Born Southampton. Commander of the fleet and victor at the Battle of Jutland 1916, although he was criticized for his tactics. Governor of New Zealand from 1920 - 1924. Held the title Viscount Broc...
The current building was designed by Arthur Bailey and built in 1950.
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 23. Buried in grave 3 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
Born Frankfurt, Germany. Died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany.
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