Gresham College (founded in 1597 under the will of Sir Thomas Gresham) is financially managed by the City of London and Mercers Company. These two bodies interact with the College through the Joint Grand Gresham Committee. We think this is the reference on the plaque.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Gresham Committee
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President Lincoln bust - Royal Exchange
{Inscribed on the red granite plinth:} Lincoln by Andrew O'Connor Presented t...
Other Subjects
Sir James Macnaghten Hogg
Politician and civil administrator. Born in Calcutta. The elder brother of Quintin Hogg. He changed his surname to Mcgarel-Hogg when he inherited his brother-in-law's estates. Served in the Life Gu...
Councillor Mrs Patricia Catchpole
Liberal councillor. Vice Chair of the Bow Parks Board in 1990.
Arthur Deakin, CH, CBE
General Secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union, 1940 until his death. Born Warwickshire. Died Leicester where he had been addressing a May Day rally. Alamy have a lovely photo of D...
William Dockwra
Merchant who along with his partner Robert Murray created the first Penny Post in London in 1680. He was also an independent slave trader who attempted to break the monopoly that the Royal African ...
Sir Samuel Morton Peto
Born Woking. Started life as an apprentice brick-layer. MP and extremely wealthy construction entrepreneur. Often called Morton Peto. Father of Harold. In 1853 Peto bought the Regent's Park Diora...
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