Home Secretary 1859-60. Born London. Before entering politics Lewis studied linguistics and published a number of books throughout his life.
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Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet
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Leonard Woolf
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4 memorials
Michael Bond
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4 memorials
Leigh Hunt
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6 memorials
Roy Porter
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1 memorial
Dositey Obradovich
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Edgar Allan Poe - N16 - Plaque 1
N16, Stoke Newington Church Street, 172
Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 - 1849, writer and poet, was a pupil at the Manor House School (1817 - 1820), which stood on this site. London Boro...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Marylebone precinct
W1, Crawford Street
This precinct was created to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1977. The St Marylebone Society, The Mary...
2 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
Mary Quant
SW3, Kings Road, 138a
The plaque was unveiled by Quant's son Orlando Plunkett Greene. Jan Elson has pointed out that there's something very funny about the "K...
2 subjects commemorated
Faisz Musthapha
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK April 2002 - February 2005.
1 memorial
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