Poet, dramatist and historian. Born Sussex. Commissioned by the House of Commons to compose a History of the Parliament, published 1647. A supporter of the regicides. Buried Westminster Abbey.
When Charles II was restored to the throne he ordered the disinterment of the bodies of Oliver Cromwell and his supporters, including May, and their reburial in an unmarked pit in St Margaret's churchyard, Westminster.
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Thomas May
When Charles II was restored to the throne he issued Royal Warrant, dated 9 S...
Politician and inventor of fireproofing systems. Born in Bath, he moved to London where he met and became close friends with Benjamin Franklin. As an MP, he represented Kingston-upon-Hull and becam...
Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, USA
Studied at the Royal School of Mines. Joined his father's chemical supply business, based in Battersea in 1873. Churchwarden of St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe in 1901. It's possible that the church ward...
From British History Online: Master of the Haberdashers Company 1833-4 and leading force in the rebuilding of Aske’s Hospital 1826. We have found some links between this politician and the Haberda...
A Commissioner for the 1892 Westminster Public Library.
Lord Mayor in 1985.
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