Labour leader and politician. Born John Elliott Burns in Vauxhall. in 1889 he played a major part in the London dock strike. Entered parliament in 1892. Appointed president of the Board of Trade in 1914. Died in the Bolingbroke Hospital, Wandsworth.
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John Burns
Chairman of of the Council of the Hornsey Central Hospital in 1924 and 1937.
A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones: "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First...
Women's suffrage movement. It seems that many of these groups merged to form the Liberal Women's Foundation in 1887.
Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster. The youngest to be elected, in May 2010. Grandson of Lord Duncan-Sandys and Churchill's great grandson.
Politician and writer. Born Milston, Wiltshire.
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