Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, or in the gossip columns as Harty-Tarty. Close friend of Edward VII. Had a serious affair with Skittles in 1859 - 1863 and then for 30 years with Louise Montagu, Duchess of Manchester. They eventually married a respectable 2 years after the death of her husband the Duke. Minister of War and partly responsible for sending General Gordon to Khartoum and the consequences of the siege. Died at the Hotel Metropol in Cannes, on his way back from wintering in Egypt.
There is another statue of the Duke in the Carpet Gardens at Eastbourne where he was mayor 1897 - 1898.
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8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton
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8th Duke of Devonshire
The carving on the plinth is attractive with a snake knotted into a figure of...
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Earl of Antrim, 6th
Randal William MacDonnell, 6th Earl. He had no sons so King George III recreated the Earlship (resetting the numbering) so that his daughters could inherit and pass on the title until a male heir ...
Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton
Supporter of Charles II. After the Restoration was appointed Lord High Treasurer. Southampton Row was named after him.
Lord Kinnaird
Footballer and philanthropist. Born Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird in London. Unusually he had double careers in banking and football. He played in nine F.A. cup finals and had the dubious honour of be...
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Sir Walter Cope
Courtier of King James I. Probably born in Oxfordshire. Had Holland House built and died there.
F. Brader
Alderman in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: Frederick Brader was born about 1880 and in late 1914 he married Lilian Soper in Fulham, their s...
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