Person    | Male  Born 21/1/1811  Died 31/10/1885

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: Ireland

Born Seymour Place. Educated Harrow School. Twice Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Father of 13 children that survived infancy, including Claud John Hamilton. Died at home in Northern Ireland.

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James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn

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Harrow School - Speech Room

The first stone of the new Speech Room was laid by His Grace the Duke of Aber...

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Pensions campaign

Pensions campaign

From British History On-line “…. the campaign which culminated in the Old Age Pensions Act of 1908 was begun at a conference held there {Browning Hall  - see Robert Browning Settlement} by Charles ...

Event, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

1 memorial
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

The "Bachelor Duke" after whom the Cavendish banana was named. Born Paris, son of the 5th Duke, who died in 1811. Had a strong interest in gardening and agriculture and gave his estates a lot of a...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Irish nationalist and politician. Born Woodfield, County Cork. He moved to London in 1906 with his sister, spending over nine years there. An activist in the Sinn Féin movement, he was imprisoned i...

Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Ireland

1 memorial
Vladimir Kara-Murza

Vladimir Kara-Murza

Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza is a Russian-British political activist, journalist, author, filmmaker, and former political prisoner. A protégé of murdered Russian dissident Boris Nemtsov.  Fol...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration, Russia

2 memorials
Edward John Reed, MA

Edward John Reed, MA

Member of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial