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...
From British History Online: "James Mountague (c1776–1853) was the younger son of William Mountague (d.1791), and, like his father, worked in the office of George Dance, the Surveyor to the City of...
Late Chairman of the Police Committee of the Corporation of London in 1926. Wikipedia lists him as a Sheriff of the City of London in that same year which, together with the "late", rather suggests...
Paste Tense describes why and how the 1st of May became the International Workers' Day, how the first such day, in 1890, was planned in the United Kingdom, and goes on to describe: "The main demons...
Politician. Born Edwin Duncan Sandys at the Manor House, Sandford Orcas, Dorset. He entered parliament in 1935, the same year that he married Diana, the daughter of Winston Churchill. He served in ...
Lord Mayor of London in 1995, from the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards.
The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham.
Bob Speel tells us that this sculptor's works are rare, in London at least, but he knows of some in Salisbury and Oxford. The NPG has "Hope-Pinker".
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Died Weimar.
Created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs: Hornsey, Wood Green and Tottenham. 2007 - 10, Haringey Council ran its own historic plaques scheme to commemorate notable or famous lo...
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