Person    | Male  Born 13/4/1743  Died 4/7/1826

Thomas Jefferson

American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States 1801-9. During his lifetime he owned over 600 slaves.

For a list of all the US presidents that appear on London Remembers see John F. Kennedy.

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Thomas Jefferson

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J. Illidge

J. Illidge

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Bostall Estate in 1900.

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1 memorial
Sir Howell J. Williams

Sir Howell J. Williams

Building contractor.  Vice-president of the Royal Northern Hospital. Represented Islington in the LCC for nearly thirty years.  In about 1930 he purchased a site on Gray’s Inn Road as a gift for th...

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1 memorial
Jessie Burgess

Jessie Burgess

First female mayor of Camberwell. She was active in many committees, covering the arts, libraries, hospitals, children’s welfare and housing. She also advocated the need for more green space in Lon...

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1 memorial
Sir Sydney H. Waterlow

Sir Sydney H. Waterlow

Philanthropist. Born in Crown Street, now Sun Street, EC2. Brought up in Mile End. Followed his father and brothers into the stationery and printing business. 1963 founded, and chaired, the philan...

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5 memorials
William Pugh

William Pugh

Co-churchwarden of the Surrey Chapel parish in 1820.

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1 memorial

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John Knox Presbyterian Church

John Knox Presbyterian Church

The church was built on the site of what is now Clichy House.  The street at that time was Green Street but the address of the church seems to have been Oxford Street, the name the street took just...

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1 memorial
John Rippon, DD

John Rippon, DD

Baptist minister.  In 1773 succeeded John Gill at two chapels in Southwark.  1833 the Carter Street mission house moved to New Park Street Chapel.  We believe this was in what is now Park Street SE...

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge

Named not for its own two towers but for the nearby, pre-existing Tower of London. Tower Bridge was designed by Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with the engineer, John Wolfe Barr...

Building, Tourism / Traditions, Transport

5 memorials