Born Rochester, Kent to a naval family. He entered the navy, rose to Rear-Admiral and was knighted 1709. Entered Parliament in 1713 and worked the rest of his life in the Board of Admiralty. Known for his generosity to individuals and organisations. Knight of the Golden Spur. Reportedly living at Stanley House, Chelsea when he died.
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Charles Wager
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St Margaret's new tower - 1736
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War dead, WW1
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Private Henry Albert Smith
Henry Albert Smith was born on 28 February 1887 in Penge, Kent (now Greater London), one of the eleven children of James Daniel Smith (1857-1946) and Eliza Mary Smith née Mayhew (1858-1918). On 5 ...
War dead, WW1
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Pte. L. Crutchfield
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
War dead, WW1
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Earl of Kilmarnock
Jacobite. Â Taken prisoner at the Battle of Culloden. Â Tried and beheaded on the Tower Hill scaffold.
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