Plaque

General John Burgoyne

Erection date: 1954

Inscription

General John Burgoyne, 1722 - 1792, lived and died here.
London County Council 

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography gives his birth year as 1723.

Site: Burgoyne and Sheridan (2 memorials)

W1, Hertford Street, 10

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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General John Burgoyne

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General John Burgoyne

Army officer, politician and playwright. Born at Park Prospect, Westminster. ...

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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R. B. Sheridan - Hertford Street

R. B. Sheridan - Hertford Street

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1751 - 1816, dramatist and statesman lived here, 1...

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