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Pennsylvania

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: USA

Pennsylvania

Founded in 1681 by a land charter granted by Charles II to William Penn.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Pennsylvania

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Tower Liberty

We normally rotate our memorial pictures as necessary to make sure the statue...

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William Penn

William Penn, quaker, born on Tower Hill, baptised in + All Hallows Church, 2...

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Lord George Cavendish Bentinck

Lord George Cavendish Bentinck

Grandson of the 3rd Duke of Portland.  Member of Parliament for Kings Lynn. Private secretary to George Canning, his uncle. Voted for the Reform Bill and as head of the Protectionist Party opposed ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Brass Crosby

Brass Crosby

Born Stockton-on-Tees. 'Brass' was his mother's family name. Lord Mayor of London. Lived in Essex Street. The obelisk at St George's Circus names Crosby since it was during his mayoralty that the n...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester

John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester

Born Yorkshire.  Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England.  Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration, Religion

2 memorials
Kate Hoey

Kate Hoey

MP for Vauxhall from 1989. Born Ireland.

Person, Politics & Administration, Ireland

2 memorials
Czechoslovak Government in Exile

Czechoslovak Government in Exile

The informal title of the Czechoslovak National Liberation Committee. It was originally created by the former Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš in Paris, in October 1939. Unsuccessful negotiation...

Group, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Czechoslovakia, France

1 memorial