William Abell (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655) by unknown engraver, 1641 [The Copie of a Letter Sent from the Roaring Boyes in Elizium] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655)
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Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655), vintner and local politician
Dagmar Freist
Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655), vintner and local politician, was the son of Thomas Abell of Oundle, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Suzanna Barker. He was probably born at Oundle, where his grandfather William Abell had endowed Oundle School...
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Adams, Sir Thomas, first baronet (bap. 1586, d. 1668), local politician
Keith Lindley
Adams, Sir Thomas, first baronet (bap. 1586, d. 1668), local politician, was born at Wem, Shropshire, where he was baptized on 6 December 1586, the second son of Thomas Adams (bap. 1559, d. 1607) of Wem, yeoman, and his wife, Margaret, daughter of ...
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Appleby, Sir William (1732–1796), eccentric and municipal reformer
C. D. Watkinson
Appleby, Sir William (1732–1796), eccentric and municipal reformer, was born at Durham on 15 September 1732, the third surviving son of Edward Appleby (1702–1736), a grocer, who was said to have introduced the bleaching of linen cloth from Ireland to Durham, and his wife, ...
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Archer, John Richard (1863–1932), local politician and Pan-Africanist
Peter Fryer
Archer, John Richard (1863–1932), local politician and Pan-Africanist, was born on 8 June 1863 at 3 Blake Street, Liverpool, the elder son in the family of two sons and one daughter of (John) Richard Archer (b. 1833/4), a ship's steward, and his wife, ...
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Archer, John Richard (1863–1932)
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John Richard Archer (1863–1932) by unknown photographer, c. 1913 General Research Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations
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Armstrong, William (1778–1857), corn merchant and local politician
See Armstrong, William George, Baron Armstrong
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Ashton, Margaret (1856–1937)
Maker: Henry Lamb
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Margaret Ashton (1856–1937) by Henry Lamb Manchester City Art Galleries / Estate of Henry Lamb
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Ashton, Margaret (1856–1937), local politician and philanthropist
Peter D. Mohr
Ashton, Margaret (1856–1937), local politician and philanthropist, was born on 19 January 1856 at Ashfield, Wilmslow Road, in Withington, Manchester, the third of the six daughters and three sons of Thomas Ashton (1818–1898), a wealthy cotton manufacturer, and his wife, Elizabeth (1831–1914), daughter of ...
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Aston, Sir Thomas, first baronet (1600–1646), apologist of the Church of England and local politician
E. C. Vernon
Aston, Sir Thomas, first baronet (1600–1646), apologist of the Church of England and local politician, was born on 29 September 1600 at Aston near Runcorn, Cheshire, the eldest son of John Aston (d. 1615) and his wife, Maude Needham. The Aston family had a long history of service to the crown and ...
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Aston, Sir Thomas, first baronet (1600–1646)
Maker: John Souch of Chester
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Sir Thomas Aston, first baronet (1600–1646) by John Souch of Chester, 1635 [Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of his Wife, Magdalene Poultney] photograph courtesy of Manchester City Art Galleries
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Atkins, Samuel Elliott (1807–1898), chronometer maker and politician
Anita McConnell
Atkins, Samuel Elliott (1807–1898) (1765/6-1855), chronometer maker and politician, was born on 13 April 1807 at Clement's Lane, off Lombard Street in the City of London, the son of George Atkins, chronometer maker, and his wife, Theodosia Mary née...
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Atkins, Thomas [created Sir Thomas Atkins under the protectorate] (c. 1589–1668/9), local politician
Keith Lindley
Atkins, Thomas [created Sir Thomas Atkins under the protectorate] (c. 1589–1668/9), local politician, was a younger son of John Atkins (d. 1617) of King's Lynn, Norfolk, a prosperous merchant and mercer, and his wife, Joan. Originally from Wells, Norfolk, in 1584 his father had purchased the freedom of the borough of ...
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Auld [née Jardine; other married name Marshall], Mary (1893–1984), local politician and women's organizer
Catriona Burness
Auld [née Jardine; other married name Marshall], Mary (1893–1984), local politician and women's organizer, was born on 8 July 1893 in Main Street, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, the fourth child of seven born to Francis Jardine, clog maker, and his wife, Agnes Wallace. She attended ...
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Avery, Thomas (1813–1894), scale manufacturer and local politician
Anita McConnell
Avery, Thomas (1813–1894), scale manufacturer and local politician, was born on 23 August 1813 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, where he was baptized at St Philip on 25 October 1813, the second son of William Avery (1789–1843), scale maker, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Balden...
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Avery, Thomas (1813–1894)
Maker: Henry Turner Munns
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Thomas Avery (1813–1894) by Henry Turner Munns Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
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Bacon, Sir Nathaniel (1546?–1622), local politician
A. Hassell Smith
Bacon, Sir Nathaniel (1546
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Baker, George (1825–1910), municipal politician and philanthropist
Scott Pettitt
Baker, George (1825–1910), municipal politician and philanthropist, was born at Birmingham, on 11 May 1825, the eldest son in the family of four sons and two daughters of Edward Baker (1800–1857), grocer and later blacking manufacturer, and his wife, Maria, née Downing (1794/5–1869)...
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Bannister [née Stourton], Sarah Jane (1858–1942), educationist and local politician
Wendy Robinson
Bannister [née Stourton], Sarah Jane (1858–1942), educationist and local politician, was born on 5 August 1858 at Norton St Philip, Somerset, the daughter of John Stourton, a journeyman mason, and his wife, Harriet, née Moon. In 1879, after completing a course of teacher training at ...
