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Person    | Male  Born 22/9/1756  Died 31/5/1835

William Smith (MP)

William Smith (MP)

Born Clapham. Lived at Eagle House on Clapham Common. M.P. Pioneer of religious liberty. Early advocate for the abolition of the slave trade. Grandfather of Florence Nightingale. Died at 5 Blandford Square, his son's home.

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William Smith (MP)

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William Smith

Greater London Council William Smith, M.P., 1756 - 1835, pioneer of religiou...

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Sir Francis Lycett

Sir Francis Lycett

Methodist Worthies by George John Stevenson Vol IV, 1885, has a biography which tells the story of the 50 chapels, claiming that he laid the foundations of 40. We find this hard to believe (show us...

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Mary Macarthur

Mary Macarthur

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Dave Adams

Dave Adams

Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.

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Mathias Prime Lucas

Mathias Prime Lucas

Alderman and President of St Barts Hospital in 1842.

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Sir Albert Joseph Altman

Sir Albert Joseph Altman

Chairman of the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. His portrait comes from an 1894 card celebrating his silver wedding anniversary.  It also has a portrait of his wife and of Tower Bridge.

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