Liberal politician. Born as Robert Collier. He entered the House of Lords as the Second Lord Monkswell on his father's death in 1886, and later served in the government of William Ewart Gladstone and briefly as Under-Secretary of State for War under Lord Rosebery.
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Lord Monkswell
There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the south bank ...
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Lord Mayor of London in 1995, from the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards.
Lawyer and politician. Born Frederick Edwin Smith in Pilgrim Street, Birkenhead. Called to the bar in 1899 and entered parliament in 1906. He became Attorney-General and Lord Chancellor. Successful...
NUWSS in Manchester, Labour MP for Jarrow. As Jarrow MP she played a prominent role in the 1936 Jarrow March. Minister of Education from July 1945 until her death. Born Manchester. Had a close per...
Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, was an English industrialist, economist, civil servant, statistician, writer, and banker. Born Hampstead/Kilburn (depending on source). 1926 he became the fir...
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