Third and last white Rajah of Sarawak. Born Albemarle Street. Died at his flat at 13 Albion Street, Paddington.
Sarawak is on the Island of Borneo. In 1841 Sarawak was proving troublesome and the British adventurer James Brooke helped to subdue the rebellion, for which he was given Sarawak to govern. The Brooke dynasty lasted until Sarawak became a British colony in 1946, gained independence in July 1963 and joined the Federation of Malaysia in that September.
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Sir (Charles) Vyner Brooke
Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, 1874 - 1963, last Rajah of Sarawak, lived here. Gr...
Statesman. Born Germany. His English grandfather was involved in the Rhineland trade and had married and settled there. His family moved to Chelsea when he was 6. Died at his farm near Canterbury.
Member of Brentford Council in 1909, the year his name was inscribed on the monument and the year he died. The Brentford High Street Project website gives much details about the life of this man t...
It governs the non-metropolitan county of Essex, and meets at County Hall in Chelmsford.
John Samuel Purcell was born on 31 May 1839 in Ireland, a son of Dr John Francis Powell who was a Physician in Ordinary to successive Lords-Lieutenant of Ireland and later an Irish Poor Law Commiss...
The first member of the Labour Party to become Speaker of the House of Commons.
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