Person    | Male  Born 1819  Died 1911

Thomas Layton

Councillor for over 50 years and was Chairman of the Brentford Local Board from 1876 and first Chairman of the Brentford Urban District Council in 1894. FSA, Chairman Brentford Library Committee.

From The Layton Collection: "Thomas Layton lived in Brentford, Middlesex between 1826 and 1911. He served on various local bodies for about 50 years, and helped develop many new buildings and services for the growing town. Layton was also an avid collector of books, prints, maps and artefacts. He bequeathed his remarkable collection of over 20,000 objects to the people of Brentford. The collection has had a turbulent history and today is divided between several locations." That page also has another photo of Layton.

Our photo shows Layton, in a group shot, honoured with a placement immediately on Andrew Carnegie's left.

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Thomas Layton

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Brentford Monument

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Major Ernest Edward Austen, DSO

Major Ernest Edward Austen, DSO

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Andrew Gifford, DD

Andrew Gifford, DD

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