Politician. He was elected to the common council of the City of London, later becoming a deputy alderman and lieutenant of the City. He was elected to parliament for Rochester in 1906, losing the seat in the January 1910 general election, but regaining it in the election in December of the same year. Created Baron Rochester in 1931.
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Sir Ernest Lamb
{Beneath the 'bridge mark' of the Bridge House Estates and above the City of ...
Vice-Chairman, in 1908, and Chairman of the London County Council.
Born Northamptonshire. Apprenticed as a scrivener (like a secretary). Entered business and then set up a bank. Made a fortune from his connections with the slave trade and entered politics. Lord Ma...
Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
Alderman in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this woman:Â Mrs Alice Mabel Hallett was born about 1887 and the first record I could find about her was on...
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.
Responsible for managing London's infrastructure, such as roads, sewage, etc. Â Replaced by the London County Council.
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