Nonconformist minister. Born Whitechapel. Minister at Kingston, Bermondsey and then the Orange Street Chapel. 1807 co-founder of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in Old Kent Road, which he partly funded. Died Bermondsey. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
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John Townsend
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John Gurney Hoare
Born near Inverforth House, Hampstead. From the banking family. The prime mover in the battle to save Hampstead Heath from development. He was also the prime founder of Christ Church in Hampstead S...
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John Pierpont Morgan
International banker and philanthropist. Inherited a fortune from his father Junius S. Morgan and then made so much more that his wealth was only exceeded by John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie...
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Royal Literary Fund
British benevolent fund for professional published authors in financial difficulties. The Prince Regent supported it by providing premises at 36 Gerrard Street.
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The Engine Room
From their website: "The Engine Room helps activists, organisations, and other social change agents make the most of data and technology to increase their impact."
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