Anti-slavery and civil rights campaigner. Born Trinidad. After the USA he arrived in London in 1896 to study. Qualified in law. Elected in 1906 for Church Street Ward, the first Black councillor in Westminster. Returned to Trinidad in 1908, where he died. The plaque's birth year disagrees with the .
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Henry Sylvester Williams
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Henry Sylvester Williams
Henry Sylvester Williams, 1867 – 1911, anti-slavery and civil rights campaign...
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Samuel Whitbread
Brewer and member of parliament. Born at Cardington, near Bedford. He set up a small brewery in London in 1742. He amassed a large fortune and invested heavily in property. M.P.for Bedford in 1768....
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Mark Cummins
Councillor (1988-98, 2006-2014) and Mayor of the London Borough of Brent 1997-8.
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Henry White
Trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894.
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Manny Shinwell
Trades unionist and politician. Born Emanuel Shinwell in Spitalfields. He first entered parliament in 1922. He campaigned for Britain to support the Popular Front government in Spain against Franco...
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