Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall.
Describing the Bethnal Green councillors at this time, British History gives: "Some later called themselves Liberals, among them Garnham Edmonds of Edmonds & Mears tripe dressers, a councillor in 1902, religious and social worker and for long chairman of the Liberal Association, mayor in 1907, member of the L.C.C. 1910-22, and M.P. in 1922."
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Garnham Edmonds
Borough of Bethnal Green This stone was laid Sept. 23rd 1909 by the Mayor A. ...
Studied at the Royal School of Mines. Joined his father's chemical supply business, based in Battersea in 1873. Churchwarden of St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe in 1901. It's possible that the church ward...
Feminist and social reformer. Daughter of John & Margaret Gladstone. Born 17 Pembridge Square, her mother dying soon after. Brought up to do good works, she became a socialist, joined the Labou...
Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
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 conversi...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion, Scotland
Created to oversee the completion of the 'Wall of Heroes' in Postman's Park, members included the vicar and churchwardens of St Botolph's Aldersgate and, we assume, G. F. Watts and Mary Watts at so...
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