Eminent Protestant dissenting minister, of the Presbyterian denomination; born at Wrexham, in Denbighshire. Died London. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Dr. Daniel Williams
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Bunhill burial ground - 5
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Dr Williams's Library
Beside entrance. The library forms part of the charitable trust established...
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St Dunstan
Born near Glastonbury. Active around 930 - 960. Patron saint of armourers, goldsmiths, locksmiths, and jewellers. His feast day is May 19th.
Bishop J. B. Lightfoot
Theologian. Born Liverpool. Bishop of Durham. Never married. Died Bournmouth.
Martin Luther King
One of the world's most famous civil rights activists, born Michael King Jr. A Baptist minister, he visited London in December 1964 on his way to Oslo to collect his Nobel Peace Prize. He stayed at...
Person, Race Issues, Religion, Seriously Famous, Tragedy, USA
Edmund Hurst
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
Richard Wyche, Vicar of Deptford
Lollard heretic. Vicar of Harmondsworth Middlesex and of St Nicholas Deptford. He followed the Lollard doctrine which the authorities opposed and so he was burnt at the stake on Tower Hill for her...
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Joseph Hardcastle
Merchant and evangelical activist. Born Leeds. Came to London in 1766. Good friend of Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect. Co-founder of the London Missionary Society in 1795 and its treasurer for...
St Martin's School - George IV gift
WC2, Adelaide Street, 12
The large lettering runs along the top of the south face of the building.
Charles James Fox
A celebrated politician, defender of the liberties of the individual, and rake. Heavily involved in the power play between George III and his son, the Prince Regent. Lord Holland's uncle. Died in...
William Thackeray
Novelist. Born Calcutta, full name William Makepeace Thackeray. Best known for the novel: Vanity Fair. Died suddenly from a stroke having returned home to Onslow Square after dining out. He was fo...
Sir Walter Besant
Novelist and London historian. Born Portsmouth. 1884 co-founded the Society of Authors. Secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Originator of the People's Palace. First president of The Hamp...
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