A prison for debtors. The picture is by George Shepherd, brother of Thomas.
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Giltspur Street compter
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Giltspur Street compter
Site of the Giltspur Street Compter, demolished 1854. The Corporation of the...
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Sir John Gurney
Judge. Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Born London. Married Maria Hawes (1767-1849). Died at his house in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
F. E. Smith, Earl Birkenhead
Lawyer and politician. Born Frederick Edwin Smith in Pilgrim Street, Birkenhead. Called to the bar in 1899 and entered parliament in 1906. He became Attorney-General and Lord Chancellor. Successful...
First Baron Aberconway
Politician. Born Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren in Edinburgh. He began his career in journalism before turning to the law. Elected as an M.P. in 1880. Member of the Privy Council. Became Baron Abe...
Person, Industry, Journalism / Publishing, Law, Politics & Administration, Scotland, Wales
Albert Woodfox
Albert Woodfox was an American known as one of the Angola Three (Robert King, Herman Wallace and Woodfox) former prisoners who were held at Louisiana State Penitentiary in solitary confinement for ...
Person, Law, Race Issues, Tragedy, USA
Warrant Officer Mark Isaac Azouz, D.F.C.
A member of the congregation at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Holland Park killed serving in WW2. Mark Isaac Azouz was born on 2 July 1922 at 5 Portman Street, Glasgow, Scotland, the elder ...

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