Born as Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn. Labour politician. Inherited a title in 1960 on his father's death, Viscount Stansgate. This forced him out of the House of Commons so he fought to have the law changed to enable him to renounce the title, which he managed in 1963. The term 'Bennite' came to mean someone who shared his radical left-wing views.
On his death his son Stephen, a scientist, inherited the Stansgate title.
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Tony Benn
See Davison's page for an explanation of this plaque. While still thinking a...
Thomas Rainsborough was buried in this churchyard on the 14th November 1648 a...
First name was Thomas but he did not use it.  The first Provost of University College London, 1904–1929.  Vice-Chancellor of the University of London from 1928 to 1930.
Politician. On leaving Oxford he enrolled in the Inner Temple. He attracted the attention of Queen Elizabeth I and became one of her favourites, possibly one of her very favourites. He had several ...
Chairman of the GLC Covent Garden Committee. Also Chairman of the GLC Viewing Subcommittee, which recommended films for censorship. The Guardian of 7 July 1984 reported that "Dr Mark Patterson, th...
Born into an elite horsey family, close to the royals. 1960 commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards and stayed in the mounted services for much of his military career, based at Hyde Park Barracks....
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