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
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...
Mary Macarthur
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Dave Adams
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.
Mathias Prime Lucas
Alderman and President of St Barts Hospital in 1842.
Sir Albert Joseph Altman
Chairman of the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. His portrait comes from an 1894Â card celebrating his silver wedding anniversary. Â It also has a portrait of his wife and of Tower Bridge.
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