MP, Postmaster General, in 1886 - 91. One of the first British politicians to have his voice recorded for posterity, by Thomas Edison's British agent.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Henry Cecil Raikes
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Henry Raikes keystone
Raikes was the Postmaster General who commissioned this building for the Gene...
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Henry Cecil Raikes
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Penny Post - 1890 jubilee
This stone was laid by the Right Honourable Henry Cecil Raikes, M. P., Her Ma...
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