Person    | Male  Born 11/7/1818  Died 5/4/1886

William Edward Forster

Born Dorset. Member of Parliament for Bradford, 1861- 1886, where there is another statue of him. Educational reformer.

Died at 80 Eccleston Square.

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William Edward Forster

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William Forster

{On front of plinth:} William Edward Forster, born July 11 1818, died April ...

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