Born in Edinburgh. Died in Cannes, France, where, despite the plaque in Grafton Street, he apparently spent much of his last 30 years, indeed he seems to have effectively created Cannes. As a young man he studied science and at some point designed the first four-wheeled, one-horse carriage, known as a "brougham". A strong supporter of the campaign to abolish slavery.
If you have some French you'll find the Picture Source website well worth a visit (sadly, 2016 this link is now dead).
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Henry Peter, Lord Brougham
Due to strong shadows it was only on our fourth visit that we managed to take...
This may have been some sort of official address but it seems he actually liv...
Registrar and Receiver of St Pauls in 1979.
Elected to Brentford Council in 1904, his name is in the list of councillors in 1917.
Alderman on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
Maggie Thatcher in power, the cold war, Anglo-American capitalism, loony-left councillors in Hackney... ah, those were the days.
Former London borough. Municipal Borough of Willesden 1874 to 1965. In 1965 it was merged with Wembley to form the London Borough of Brent.
This is an unusual memorial, just one, though we've taken separate photos of its two parts. This parish supplied 4,286 men to the armed ...
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