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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First United Nations General Assembly
Held in in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Eleanor Roosevelt was a delegate at this and subsequent assemblies. The small triangle of grass to the immediate west of Central Hall, Westminst...
2 memorials
William Davies
Member of the Chelsea Vestry Hall Building Committee in 1885. We wonder if this is the same William Davies as that listed on the 1887, Chelsea Embankment, Rossetti fountain as one of many 'Subscri...
1 memorial
1 memorial
John Kent
A Commissioner for the 1892 Westminster Public Library.
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Sir Henry Taylor
Born Bishop Middleham, County Durham. Poet, playwright and public servant. He went to sea as a young man, but after finding it did not agree with his health, took up a position in the Treasury. H...
Person, Poetry, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Theatre
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