Probably born in Dorset. Clergyman who worked at St Dunstan in the West, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Westminster. Also spoke before the Houses of Parliament. Buried Westminster Abbey.
When Charles II was restored to the throne he ordered the disinterment of the bodies of Oliver Cromwell and his supporters, including Strong, and their reburial in an unmarked pit in St Margaret's churchyard, Westminster.
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William Strong
When Charles II was restored to the throne he issued Royal Warrant, dated 9 S...
Vice-Chairman, in 1908, and Chairman of the London County Council.
Born Plumstead. David was a director of St John's, Smith Square Charitable Trust, 14 Oct 1997 - 27 Jan 2010. Died at St Mary’s Paddington. We are grateful to David's son, Shaun, for the information...
First Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works and thus the first Leader of local government in London. Born Westmorland. Came to London in 1832, trained as a draper and set up his own business...
Born as Nancy Witcher Langhorne in Danville, Virginia, USA. Married Waldorf Astor (eldest son of the 1st Viscount) in 1906. Became the first woman MP in 1919. Prior to WW2 she expressed anti-Semiti...
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