Royal Literary Fund
British benevolent fund for professional published authors in financial difficulties. The Prince Regent supported it by providing premises at 36 Gerrard Street.
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Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Founded by Sir William Hillary and George Hibbert and Thomas Wilson (1777–1849) at a meeting at the London Tavern as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. On 20 Marc...
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Scotty's Little Soldiers
A charity dedicated to supporting children and young people who had a parent who died whilst serving in the British Armed Forces. Founded by Nikki Scott, whose husband Corporal Lee Scott was killed...
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
Born at 24 Grosvenor Square. Promoted many reform causes, connected with factories, children, mental illness, housing. Also supported the restoration of the Holy Land to the Jews. President of the ...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
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Lawrence Sheriff
Probably born in or near Rugby, 1515-16. In 1534 he went to London as an apprentice to a grocer. 7 years later he was a grocer and in 1554 he was elected to the Worshipful Company of Grocers. He wa...
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John Henry Silley OBE
John Henry Silley OBE was a marine engineer and businessman. Born Monmouthshire. First came to London in 1892 to go to sea in a steamer. Chairman and Managing Director of R. and H. Green and Sill...
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Sydney Simmons
From Parish of Frien Barnet: "... born in Okehampton, Devon ... made a fortune from a patent carpet cleaning process. By 1891, Sydney and his wife Annie were living in Friern Barnet at their house ...
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Felix Slade
Collector of glass, books and engravings funded from the wealth he inherited from his father. Member of the Society of Antiquaries, he endowed 3 Slade Professorships of Fine Art at universities, an...
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Mrs Catherine Smithies
Born as Catherine Bywater. Founded the Band of Mercy movement in Britain. She also campaigned against slavery but we can find no details. Her home, Earlham Grove House, built c.1865, has also been...
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Jemina Durning Smith
The following information primarily comes from the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, also see the Durning Library: Born the eldest daughter of John Benjamin Smith (merchant and politician) ...
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