Administrator. He was secretary to King Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey, and treasurer of the household. In 1517, he was appointed to the office of Governor of the King's Posts, a precursor to the office of Postmaster General of the United Kingdom. This office lasted until the 1969 reorganisation of the governance of the Post Office.
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Sir Brian Tuke
Painted in the authentic green then in use, this is a reproduction of the Pen...
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.
Parliamentarian army officer and Lord Mayor of London. Â Born London (according to the ODNB though the picture source disagrees). Â Died Essex.
President of the Chelsea Temperance Society in 1908.
Revolutionary, philosopher, and theorist of collectivist anarchism.   Possibly the founder of anarchist theory in general.  Born Russia. Well-travelled: Germany, France, Japan, London, Sweden, Sw...
Lord Mayor of London 1762 and 1769. Born Jamaica. Inherited a fortune from the family slave-based business. Lived at 22 Soho Square (the house has been demolished) from 1751 until his death while t...
Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Jamaica
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