16th President of the USA. Born Kentucky. Assassinated while watching a very popular British play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's theatre, Washington, by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer.
For a list of all the US presidents that appear on London Remembers see John F. Kennedy.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Abraham Lincoln
Copy of the statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago (other copies being in Mexico Cit...
From Pastscape: "... the octagonal spire ... is decorated by two groups of in...
{Inscribed on the red granite plinth:} Lincoln by Andrew O'Connor Presented t...
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.
The Kensington and Chelsea Virtual Museum has a photo of the Wilsons' home in Sydney Place captioned with: "During his visits to England Hungarian composer Bela Bartok regularly stayed with Freda a...
Person, Community / Clubs, Friend / family, Politics & Administration
In 1926, as Mayor of Hornsey he opened the newly designated Priory Park. Chairman of the Council of the Hornsey Central Hospital in 1937. In 1940 his address was given as 18, Fordington Road, Highg...
One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851.
Chairman of the Governing Council of Goodenough College, 2006.
Actor and 40th President of the USA, 1981 - 1989. Honorary knighthood - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Best film line? In the 1942 film "King's Row" on realising that his legs have...
Person, Cinema, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, USA
From UCL: "In 1909 the LCC put up a memorial tablet, re-set in 1925 when the old house was rebuilt as part of the Duchess Nursing Home. T...
Born Worcestershire. A ceramic artist he worked for Doultons of Lambeth. Bob Speel identifies other work in London: the grand pediment on Harrods, "a 1896 panel for the Reredos of St Ann's Church i...
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