Person    | Male  Born 22/10/1908  Died 25/11/1992

Sir Hugh Wontner

Chairman of the Savoy Group 1948 - 1984 and Managing Director 1941 - 1979. Lord Mayor of London in 1973. Born 62 Esmond Road, Acton into a theatrical family. Credentials: GBE CVO D Litt, JP. Died at 8a Wellington Place, Westminster.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Hugh Wontner

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D'Oyly Carte armillary sphere

The memorial is in the form of an equatorial armillary sphere. Although the m...

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Temple Bar - Temple Bar Trust

There are 3 inscribed stones laid into the pavement under Temple Bar. They co...

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Temple Bar - Theobalds Park

This plaque marks the site of Temple Bar designed by Sir Christopher Wren, th...

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Sir Hugh Wontner

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1500th tree in the City

Tilla platyphyllos (broad leaved lime) planted by The Right Hon. The Lord May...

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Sir John Wollaston

Sir John Wollaston

Born at Perton in Staffordshire. His name varies in spelling: Wollaston or Woolaston. In London, apprenticed to the Goldsmiths' Company from 1604 to 1611. Achieved great wealth in the City of Londo...

Person, Benefactor, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir James Michael Yorrick Oliver

Sir James Michael Yorrick Oliver

James Michael Yorrick Oliver was born on 13 July 1940, his birth being registered in the 3rd quarter of 1940 in the Worthing Registration District, Sussex (now West Sussex). His mother's maiden nam...

Person, Liveries & Guilds, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir William McArthur

Sir William McArthur

Born Ireland, brother to Alexander. Moved his drapery business to London in 1857. Liberal MP 1868-85. Lord Mayor of London 1880-1. Supported a Methodist College in Ireland.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Paul Henry Newall

Sir Paul Henry Newall

Lord Mayor in 1993-4, when the picture was taken.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial