Doctor of Civil Law, judge, MP, supporter of the campaigns for the abolition of slavery and of capital punishment. Born Berkshire. Died Surrey.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Stephen Lushington
Commemorated ati
Buxton Memorial Fountain
Due to strong shadows it was only on our fourth visit that we managed to take...
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Sir John Fielding
Magistrate. Probably born in Blenheim Street, St James's. Lived in Bow Street. Blinded aged 19 in a navy accident. 14 years younger than his half-brother Henry Fielding, he followed in his footstep...
Lord Eldon
Lord Chancellor. Â 1st Earl of Eldon. Opposed both the abolition of the slave trade and Catholic emancipation.
Borough Compter
Courthouse and prison. The building was part of St Margaret's Church, which was closed during the reformation. It burned down in 1676 and was rebuilt in 1685. The functions moved to a new building ...
Sir Thomas Plumer
Judge and politician. Called to the bar in 1778, he acted for the defence in a number of important cases. In Parliament, he sat in the pocket borough of Downton in Wiltshire, and was promoted to At...
J. B. Bennie
Councillor in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man : James Bishop Bennie was born on 11 July 1898 at Manse Road, Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotlan...

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