American statesman. South Carolina planter and slave owner. 1783 negotiator for the Treaty of Paris.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Henry Laurens
Commemorated ati
Diplomatic Gates
The spelling is probably a good indication of which country funded this memor...
Other Subjects
Humphrey Salwey
Supported the Parliamentary cause and sat in the House of Commons 1640-52. Buried Westminster Abbey. When Charles II was restored to the throne he ordered the disinterment of the bodies of Oliver ...
Councillor L. Goldstein
Councillor and member of Housing Committee, Parmiter Street, 1926.
Colonel William Stephens-Smith
First Secretary of the Legation and an officer in the Revolution Army on Washington's staff. Married Abigail Adams, daughter to John Adams, second President of USA.
Brass Crosby
Born Stockton-on-Tees. 'Brass' was his mother's family name. Lord Mayor of London. Lived in Essex Street. The obelisk at St George's Circus names Crosby since it was during his mayoralty that the n...
General Skippon
Philip Skippon supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War as a senior officer in the New Model Army. Prior to the war he fought in the religious wars on the continent. During th...

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