Son of the 11th Earl of Pembroke, grandson of Count Simon Woronzow. Sidney's elder brother, Robert, was a bad 'un: absconded to live in Paris and failed to provide a legitimate heir so, although Robert was the 12th Earl, it was Sidney who acted as the head of the family and provided the next heir.
As Secretary for War during the Crimean War he sent Florence Nightingale there.
Ist Baron Herbert of Lea.
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Sidney Herbert
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Sidney Herbert - statue
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Alderman Henry Mills JP
Mayor of Islington in 1906. Also secretary of the National Sunday League.
1 memorial
Sir Richard Weston
Born Buckinghamshire. First Earl of Portland. Charles I's most influential adviser after Buckingham's death in 1628. Lord Treasurer. Died at Wallingford House, where Admiralty House now stands.
1 memorial
Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey
The ecclesiastical governing body of Westminster Abbey is the Dean together with several canons.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd
Carpenter and Lord Mayor in 1956.
1 memorial