William Henry Smith. Bookseller and politician. The son in "W. H. Smith and Son". He introduced the W. H. Smith stalls at railway stations and the business thrived. Entered politics in 1868. Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty when he had little naval experience and so thought to be the model for Sir Joseph (ruler-of-the-Queen's-Nav-ee) Porter in Gilbert & Sullivan's 'H.M.S. Pinafore'. Promoted the Baconian Theory, the idea that Francis Bacon wrote the plays commonly attributed to Shakespeare. Father of Lord Hambleden.
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W. H. Smith - W2
London County Council W. H. Smith, 1825 - 1891, bookseller and statesman, li...
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Laurence Corner Army Surplus
Closed when the owner, Victor Jamilly, died January 2007, aged 79.  The staff moved on and opened Squadron HQ in 121 Kentish Town Road. Some sources give the opening date as 1947, but possibly tha...
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H. Lawrence
Director of the Brilliant Sign Company in 1938.
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Akram Miknas
Born in the Lebanon. Resident in Bahrain. Founder and CEO of the Promoseven Network. He's on Facebook and has an on-line museum.
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T Walton (London) Ltd
Founded by T. Walton. See his page for more details about the shops. Our picture was generously offered to us by Monika Roleff who tells us: "This paper bag is part of the collection of ephemera o...
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