Lord Mayor of London in 1907.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir John Bell, Lord Mayor of London
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First house tree
October 2nd 1907. This tree was planted by Mrs Barnett on the occasion of th...
First two houses on HGS
On 2 May 1907 Henrietta Barnett cut the first sod here. The ceremony involved...
Other Subjects
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...
1 memorial
Gregory de Rokesley
Eight times Mayor of London, 1274 - 1281 and 1285.
1 memorial
2 memorials
Sir George Robert Tyler
Lord Mayor 1893-4. According to Wikipedia he so impressed the Belgians during a state visit that they named a street in Antwerp in his honour as 'Rue lord mayor Tyler' but GoogleMaps knows nothing...
1 memorial
Sir Peter Studd
Lord Mayor in 1971. Excelled at cricket in his youth. In 1967, while Studd was Alderman Sheriff of the City of London, the 1831 London Bridge which had been sold to Arizona was installed in its n...
1 memorial
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Independence of India
This is a big topic. The Army Museum has a good introduction at their page Independence and Partition, 1947: "The birth of India and Pakistan as independent states in 1947 was a key moment in the h...
1 memorial
Texas
After Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836, Britain was one of the first countries in the world to recognize the Republic of Texas as a nation. From Statesman: The United Kingdom enjoys ...
1 memorial
D. Blackman
Andrew Behan has researched this man: Date of birth is not known. Blackman, who worked for the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company in Hong Kong, was a member of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Francisco de Miranda
Born Caracas, Venezuela. Died in jail in Cadiz, Spain.
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Spain, Venezuela
4 memorials
Garrick Club
Private members’ Club at 15 Garrick Street, named after David Garrick. Notoriously it maintains its rule of not admitting women as members. Members include many high profile or powerful men in fiel...
1 memorial
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