Second Lord Kensington. He served as member of parliament for Haverfordwest from 1802 to 1818. He was the instigator of the failed Kensington Canal. Constructed in 1828 it was replaced with rail tracks c. 1860. It ran from near Chelsea Harbour to near Earl's Court. See for details.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington
Edwardes Square 1811 - 1820 Partly built by a Frenchman, falsely rumoured to ...
Committee chairman in Bow in 1900. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: Initially (ha) we thought the middle initial on the plaque read 'R' but since that name lead nowhere Andrew ...
Councillor and Chairman of the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1937.
US diplomat, for 27 years the United States Consul at Muscat, Persia. What little we can discover about him is as an adjunct to his wife Olive Christian Malvery. They had three children: Flora Mac...
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