Born as Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn. Labour politician. Inherited a title in 1960 on his father's death, Viscount Stansgate. This forced him out of the House of Commons so he fought to have the law changed to enable him to renounce the title, which he managed in 1963. The term 'Bennite' came to mean someone who shared his radical left-wing views.
On his death his son Stephen, a scientist, inherited the Stansgate title.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Tony Benn
See Davison's page for an explanation of this plaque. While still thinking a...
Thomas Rainsborough was buried in this churchyard on the 14th November 1648 a...
Born Argentina. Brother of President Carlos Menem. He was President of the Senate 1989-99 and effectively deputy to his brother when there was no Vice-President in office.
The first recorded Mayor of London: 1189 to 1212. Alternative spelling: Fitz-Ailwyn. His father was known as Eylwin de Londenstane (of London Stone).
Born Massachusetts where he introduced the registration of births, marriages and deaths (hatches, matches and despatches). Published a report on the sanitary conditions of Massachusetts whose recom...
Ambassador from the court of Sardinia to that of Spain.
Lawyer, business woman and broadcaster. Born Jamaica, came to England aged 3. Chief Executive of London Boroughs of Merton and Lambeth, she has been a campaigner against corruption and for human ri...
Peter House This block was built in 2006 by Tower Hamlets Community Housing and named after Peter Piaktow, who was known as Peter the Pai...
On this site there used to be a sister to Hotel Russell, also designed by Fitzroy Doll and erected in 1898. It was demolished in the 196...
Clive Fleetwood Pritchard was born in 1864 in Canonbury, the eldest of the eight children of Andrew Goring Pritchard (1834-1928) and Marianne Pritchard née Titford (1839-1920). His birth was regist...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them