Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician. Governor-President during the 1848 - 9 revolution. Louis is a westernised version of his first name, Lajos. Spent 3 weeks in England in 1851 on a speaking tour, about Hungarian nationalism and independence. One venue was Copenhagen Fields. Researching Kossuth we came across the very useful Hungarians in London site.
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Louis Kossuth
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Louis Kossuth
Louis Kossuth, 1802 - 1894, Hungarian patriot, stayed here. London County Cou...
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Liberal Party
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Samuel Gurney
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Andrew Carnegie
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Francis Knibbs
Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: Francis Knibbs was born in 1875 in Bermondsey, Southwark, the only child of Francis Edward Knibbs and Amelia Knibbs, née Potts. His father was a ...
Sir Benjamin Hawes
From British History Online: Master of the Haberdashers Company 1833-4 and leading force in the rebuilding of Aske’s Hospital 1826. We have found some links between this politician and the Haberda...