Courtier and politician. He fought for the royalists in the English Civil War, and served as MP for Hythe, 1661-79. From 1662 until his death, he was treasurer and receiver to Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II. Uncle to John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol.
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John Hervey
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Chairman of the Building Committee for the Lauderdale Road Synagogue in 1895.
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Appointed governor of Shrewsbury in 1645 and was a colonel in Cromwell's Parliamentary army. Died in London and was buried in Westminster Abbey. When Charles II was restored to the throne he order...
Member of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public.
Alderman, merchant and slave trader. From Cornwall, possibly Landrake. DOB uncertain. A member of the Ironmongers' Company and Lord Mayor, 1685-6. Married but produced no children and his wife pred...
Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
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