Politician. Born London, grandson of John Gurney Hoare, into the banking family, originally Quaker but Catholic by this time. Married Lady Maud Lygon and had their London home at 18 Cadogan Gardens. Chairman of the Fire Brigade Committee of the London County Council in 1908. Died at his London home, 12a Eaton Mansions, Chelsea. (His father Sir Samuel Hoare sold Inverforth House.)
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Samuel John Gurney Hoare, Viscount Templewood
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Holloway Fire Brigade Station
This station was opened on the 22nd day of October 1908 by S. J. G. Hoare Esq...
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Sir Edmund Stockdale
Born into the landed gentry. Began his career with the Bank of England in 1921. Knighted in 1955 for services to banking. Lord Mayor of London 1959-60.
1 memorial
Peter Leslie Biroum-Smith
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
1 memorial
Berlin Wall
Erected by East Germany to isolate West Berlin (run by the US, the UK and France) from East Berlin and the rest of the surrounding East Germany (under control of the Soviet Union). It effectively i...
2 memorials
Sir Henry Cole
Born Bath. Secretary of the Department of Science and Art. He originated the custom of sending Christmas cards. In 1840, having worked on the introduction of the first postage stamp, he had a card ...
5 memorials
Estates Governors of Alleyn's College at Dulwich
The management of the College sounds complicated. For 1882 Wikipedia has "Two Boards of Governors came into being. Both Dulwich College and Alleyn's School were to be managed by the college Governo...
1 memorial
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King's Hall Picture Palace - first cinema in Britain
SE17, Tooting High Street, 181 - 183
The erection date differs from the date on the plaque. We have found other cases where this occurs - the unveiling can get delayed for al...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Edgar Allan Poe - N16 - Plaque 2
N16, Stoke Newington Church Street, 172
Poe Unveiled by Steven Berkoff on 4 June 2011. The Flicker Club The Edgar Allan Poe Society
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
Liam Hamilton
A family squabble developed into a fight in which Paul Hamilton, 30, of nearby Woodstock Terrace fatally stabbed his cousin, Liam Hamilton, in the back with a large kitchen knife, near the site of ...
1 memorial
South Bank mosaic - Steve Redgrave
SE1, South Bank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall / Purcell Room
These mosaics are laid in the pavement in a rather sad, out the way, corner of the South Bank, at street level, near the non-main entranc...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Kilburn Wells Spa - pavement plaque
NW6, Kilburn High Road, 42
This is one of a set of 7 pavement plaques - see Kilburn Bridge for the list.
1 subject commemorated
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