Born Mbizana, in what is now Eastern Cape.
President of the African National Congress. Fled to the UK from South Africa in 1960 to run the ANC abroad. Returned to South Africa after the collapse of apartheid, but died there from a stroke.
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Oliver Tambo
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Nelson Mandela - bust
The original sculpture was offered to the Greater London Council in 1984 and ...
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Estates Governors of Alleyn's College at Dulwich
The management of the College sounds complicated. For 1882 Wikipedia has "Two Boards of Governors came into being. Both Dulwich College and Alleyn's School were to be managed by the college Governo...
Councillor R. J. Tallantire
Vice-Chairman of the Shoreditch Housing Committee in 1949. Elected onto the LCC in 1949.
Joseph Dixon
Co-churchwarden and trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894. Wikiwand shows a Joseph Dixon as a Moderate Party Member of the London County Council elected 1895 for Lambeth (Kennin...
Sir Robert Hales
Born Kent. Lord/Grand Prior of the Knights Hospitallers of England. As Lord High Treasurer he was responsible for collecting the poll tax. Bad timing for him since the Peasants Revolted, stormed ...
Mrs A. Davis
Director of Lady Workers' Homes Ltd in 1936. Probably Helena the wife of Abraham Davis (or possibly the wife of Arthur Davis).
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George Lansbury
Born Suffolk. Member of the Poplar Borough Council 1903 - 1940, Mayor 1919 - 20 & 1936 - 37. Member of Parliament, Minister of the Crown, Privy Councillor. Leader of the Labour Party 1932 - 35...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
John Ringwood
Known as Johnny, a former seaman who later worked in the Royal Docks. Used to live in Murray Square, Custom House and moved to Hornchurch. YouTube interview about his interesting life.
Unnamed cyclist
About this death the papers reported: "A cyclist was almost twice over the legal limit for drink-driving when he rode off the pavement into the path of an oncoming bus after celebrating his 21st bi...
Thomas Carlyle (author)
Historian, essayist and co-founder of the National Portrait Gallery. Born in Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Portrayed, second from right, in the 1860 Ford Madox Brown painting 'Work'...
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