Historic Site
The first Asian elected to the House of Commons was Dadabhai Naoroji. He represented Central Finsbury for the Liberal Party from 1892 - 1895.
EC1, Rosebery Avenue, Finsbury Town Hall
Silver Tiger has a good post on Naoroji.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Dadabhai Naoroji - Finsbury Town Hall
The first Asian elected to the House of Commons, representing Central Finsbur...
The blue Parson plaque is on the north facade. The 1885 extension plaque is on West Ham Lane, the east side of the building (not in our p...
These two featured plaques are inside the porch so we had to use flash, hence the slightly odd photos. Designed by Lewis Vulliamy, built...
2016: We've replaced our 2012 dull and cold-looking photos with those our colleague, Alan Patient, took on his sunny visit. In the 19th ...
Hackney plaques are quite small and not a stand-out colour. The Priestley plaque is on the Caribbean Cuisine building, 113, to the left ...
Holland House was built in 1605 for Sir Walter Cope, a courtier of King James I, and was known as Cope Castle. In 1768 it was acquired b...
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