In 1865 the Local Government Act 1858 was adopted by the parish of Acton, and a twelve-member local board of health was formed to govern the area.
The Parish of Acton became an Urban District in 1894. In 1921 this become a municipal borough. 1965 this merged with other districts to become the London Borough of Ealing.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Acton UDC
The Oakley Small Arms Works moved to Acton from Chelsea in 1904, and was situ...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Acton UDC
We've corrected the rather erratic punctuation in the inscription. From Acto...
A Commissioner for the 1892Â Westminster Public Baths and Wash-houses. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: George Frederick Danielli's birth was registered in the 4th qua...
Anti-slavery and civil rights campaigner. Â Born Trinidad. Â After the USA he arrived in London in 1896 to study. Â Qualified in law. Â Elected in 1906 for Church Street Ward, the first Black councillo...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands
A trustee of Lambeth Savings Bank in or after 1903. He seems to have lived an interesting life: In the 1893 'Proceedings of the Old Bailey' we found a witness: ROBERT GALBRAITH REID: "I am a regis...
Director General of the GLC 1973-84 and a Trustee of the Jubilee Walkway Trust 1977 - 2012. The Times have a photo of him with County Hall in the background, captioned: "Swaffield, pictured in Lon...
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