Born Bangladesh. First directly elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets, 2010. In 2015 he was found to be "personally guilty" of "corrupt or illegal practices, or both" and was removed from office.
After forming the new Aspire party, he returned as Mayor of Tower Hamlets in 2022.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Lutfur Rahman
Marvell wrote 'The Garden', the poem which is quoted here.
Trustee of the Norton Folgate almshouses in 1860.
Councillor and member of the Electric Lighting and Tramways Committee, West Ham, 1905. Our image comes from Wikipedia's photo captioned 'First West Ham Borough Council, 1886-7'. This 'Councillor C...
Naval officer, administrator and trainer. Born Staffordshire.  Defeated the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797.  Recognised the potential of the young Nelson and brought him on....
Naval officer. Â While attempting to control the 1797 Spithead mutiny, Colpoys ordered the shooting of his own crew thus causing the death of several men (we can't find an exact number). Â Not surpri...
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