Politician. Born Dora Creditor near Riga, Latvia, and known as Anna. Her family emigrated to Britain in 1903. After her first marriage failed, she met and married the future Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell. Created a life peer in 1964, with the title Baroness Gaitskell of Egremont. Died at her home 18 Frognall Gardens, Hampstead.
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Baroness Gaitskell
{The top plaque:} These flats erected for the Stoke Newington Borough Council...
The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham.
Secretary of the Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society in 1919.
Master of the Innholders 1920 - 21.
Poet, and diplomat. Born in Csongrád, Hungary. His family moved to Romania in 1896, where the Serbian heritage was instilled in him. In 1912 he went to study in Rijeka (in modern day Croatia) and V...
Person, Poetry, Politics & Administration, Austria, Balkans, Hungary, Romania, Serbia
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.
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