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Sir Hans Sloane
Physician, benefactor of the British Museum and an early benefactor to the Chelsea Physic Garden. Responsible for the addition of milk to chocolate to produce a palatable drink. Born Killyleagh, Ir...
Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, Race Issues, Science, Ireland
Cornelius John Park
Son of John Cornelius, whose bequest together with his son's land enabled the Park's Almshouses to be established.
Sir Bernard Eckstein
Bernard Friedrich Eckstein was the son of Friedrich Gustav Jonathan Eckstein who became wealthy through gold mining activities in South Africa. Bernard lived at his father’s home in Park Lane, Lond...
Sir Spencer Maryon-Wilson
Benefactor. Born Spencer Pocklington Maryon {sic} Maryon-Wilson, gaining the title of 11th Baronet Wilson on January 1st 1898. He was responsible for the erection of many horse troughs.
friends and followers of Wilfred Lawson
Lawson's friends and followers erected the memorial to him in Embankment Gardens.
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