Person    | Male  Born 27/10/1858  Died 6/1/1919

Theodore Roosevelt

President of USA 1901 - 1909. The Teddy bear was named after him (following a cartoon of a hunting trip he had attended). Franklin D. Roosevelt was a distant cousin. Born and died New York.

2022: NBC headline: "Controversial Teddy Roosevelt statue removed from outside New York City museum The bronze sculpture of Roosevelt on horseback with Native American and African figures depicted subjugation and racial inferiority, the American Museum of Natural History said."

For a list of all the US presidents that appear on London Remembers see John F. Kennedy.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Wine Office Court

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Edward Pauncfort

Edward Pauncfort

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B. Traven

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John Rees

John Rees

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C. E. Wilson

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W. Stott

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A. H. Faiers

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Killed in WW1.

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Kilburn Wells

Kilburn Wells

In 1714, a well of 'chalybeate waters' (water impregnated with iron) was discovered near the Bell Inn, Kilburn. Gardens and a 'great room' were opened in an attempt to compete with the nearby Hamps...

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