Born Camberwell, London. Moved to Islington in 1845. In 1854, aged 18, he moved to Birmingham, where he made his fortune in the screw-making business. Related to and in business with the Nettlefold family. Mayor and then MP for Birmingham. Liberal then Conservative politician. His mansion in Birmingham was "Highbury". Father of Austen and Neville Chamberlain who became Prime Minister. Buried in Birmingham.
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Joseph Chamberlain
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Gerald Clarkson
Founding Master of the Worshipful Company of Firefighters. Â Buckingham Covers has a short biography.
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Acton UDC
In 1865 the Local Government Act 1858 was adopted by the parish of Acton, and a twelve-member local board of health was formed to govern the area. The Parish of Acton became an Urban District in 1...
2 memorials
Phillip John Willoughby, JP
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
1 memorial
William Davies
Member of the Chelsea Vestry Hall Building Committee in 1885. We wonder if this is the same William Davies as that listed on the 1887, Chelsea Embankment, Rossetti fountain as one of many 'Subscri...
1 memorial
H. W. Wheatley
Councillor on the Committee for the 1901 Shoreditch Town Hall Extension.
1 memorial
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