Merchant who along with his partner Robert Murray created the first Penny Post in London in 1680. He was also an independent slave trader who attempted to break the monopoly that the Royal African Company held in the trade.
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William Dockwra
Near this place William Dockwra founded the London Penny Post in 1680. Corpo...
A socialist song, written by Jim Connell. (supposedly on a train journey between Charing Cross and New Cross). It is the anthem of the British Labour Party, and is usually sung at the end of their ...
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Philosopher, egoist, anarchist. Born as Johann Kaspar Schmidt in Bavaria. Died Berlin.
Born St Mary Cray, Kent. Died at his house in Southampton Square.
Originally part of the parish of Edmonton. In 1881 Southgate Local Board was established and became an Urban District in 1894. Became a municipal borough in 1933, and remained so until the London G...
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