Person    | Male  Born 4/9/1825  Died 30/6/1917

Dadabhai Naoroji

Categories: Politics & Administration, Race Issues

Countries: India

The first Asian elected to the House of Commons, representing Central Finsbury for the Liberal Party from 1892 - 1895. This was 4 years after the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, had said that black men should not and would not be elected to Parliament.
He has a statue in Mumbai.

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Dadabhai Naoroji

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Dadabhai Naoroji

Historic Site The first Asian elected to the House of Commons was Dadabhai N...

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London Borough of Haringey

London Borough of Haringey

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Councillor H. E. Adams

Councillor H. E. Adams

Vice-Chairman, Housing Committee Parmiter Street, 1926.

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1 memorial
John Jones

John Jones

Trustee of the Norton Folgate almshouses in 1860.

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Suffragettes' Women's Hall

Suffragettes' Women's Hall

This 1893 map (extract here) shows a hall, Salisbury Hall, beside the pub (Morpeth Arms) set back behind a house on Old Ford Road.  This 1870 map shows the hall labelled 'Bethal Chapel (Baptist)'. ...

Building, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Religion

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W. Drummond

W. Drummond

Administrator of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862. Drummond is the only name on the Putney Pest House plaque given 'Esqr.' rather than 'Mr' or 'Dr'. It clearly is meant to indicate something b...

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1 memorial