Sir George Parker Morris was Westminster's Town Clerk in 1951. 1960 founded the charity HACT. He led the Parker Morris Committee which drew up an influential 1961 report on housing space standards in public housing in the UK titled 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow'.
Sources: Inside Housing, Wikipedia, Geni.
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Sir Parker Morris
City of Westminster Churchill Gardens Opened by Her Grace the Duchess of Marl...
Councillor on the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1952. Robert Henry Rosamond was born on 22 February 1909 the third of the six children of William Thomas Rosamond (1877-1933) and Edith Harriet...
Trade unionist and politician. Born at 2 Shirbutt Street, Poplar. He helped bring about many local improvements, and in 1891 endorsed representation by the London Trades Council to restrict immigra...
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...
Born Scotland. Emigrated to Canada in 1838 to work with the Hudson's Bay Company. He worked his way up the company and entered politics, made his fortune and was knighted in 1886. Died 28 Gros...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Canada
President of the 12th Executive Committee of London Chinatown Chinese Association. His name appears twice on the lion monument and it may be Uau or Yau.
Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Tourism / Traditions, China/Hong Kong
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