Electred Speaker of the House of Commons in 1728, a post he held for a record-setting 33 years. Born Chelsea. credits Onslow with the invention of kerbstones.
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Arthur Onslow
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Arthur Onslow
Arthur Onslow (1691 - 1768), Speaker of the House of Commons from 1728 to 176...
St Margaret's new tower - 1736
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Alderman Michael Savory, Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor in 2005.
2 memorials
William Henry Berkeley, Viscount Portman
Lord William Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman, of the Portman family. Seems he did not use 'William' but went by 'Henry'. He had 6 sons but they must have been less successful at produ...
1 memorial
Hubert Bland
Journalist and socialist. Born at 22 Wood Street, Woolwich. He married the author Edith Nesbit in 1880. Although she was pregnant, he divided his time between her and his widowed mother and her pai...
1 memorial
Sun Yat-Sen
Born in Guangdong province, China. A leader in the revolution which overthrew the Qing dynasty in China in 1911. Qualified as a medical doctor in 1892 in Hong Kong. Often a wanted man in China he ...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, China/Hong Kong
1 memorial
J. A. Dunmore
Chairman of of the Council of the Hornsey Central Hospital in 1924.
1 memorial
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