Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Scotland. Made a fortune working for the British East India Company of which he became Chairman. The death of two of his children brought about a religious conversion following which he promoted Christian missionaries to India and the freeing of slaves, working with the Clapham Sect. Died at home at 40 Russell Square.
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Charles Grant
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Keith Gogan, Ph.D
Member of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public.
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Henry Sylvester Williams
Anti-slavery and civil rights campaigner. Born Trinidad. After the USA he arrived in London in 1896 to study. Qualified in law. Elected in 1906 for Church Street Ward, the first black councillo...
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1 memorial
Bank of England
Londonist have an interesting post about animals at the Bank of England. The Guardian, 16 April 2022, reporting on an exhibition at the Bank of England, informed that the Bank once owned 599 slave...
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Henry Pelham
Prime Minister. Born London. Died in the house he had had built in 1740-3, now 22 Arlington Street. We think this is probably the house with the plaque overlooking Green Park.
1 memorial
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