Arkwright, Sir John Stanhope (1872–1954), politician and hymn writer, was born at 11 Lowndes Street, London, on 10 July 1872, the only son (there were three daughters) of John Hungerford Arkwright (1833–1905), landowner and lord lieutenant of Herefordshire, of Hampton Court, Leominster, Herefordshire...
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Arkwright, Sir John Stanhope (1872–1954), politician and hymn writer
Ian Bradley
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Arkwright, Sir John Stanhope (1872–1954)
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Sir John Stanhope Arkwright (1872–1954) by Sir Benjamin Stone, 1902 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Brooksbank [née Soutar], Mary Watson (1897–1978), revolutionary and songwriter
Graham R. Smith
Brooksbank [née Soutar], Mary Watson (1897–1978), revolutionary and songwriter, was born on 15 December 1897 at 29 Shiprow, Aberdeen, the only daughter of five children born to Alexander Soutar (1867–1953), dock labourer and founding member of Aberdeen Dockers' Union, and his wife, ...
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Brydges, James, first duke of Chandos (1674–1744)
Maker: Michael Dahl
James Brydges, first duke of Chandos (1674–1744) by Michael Dahl James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, n.d., Michael Dahl / The Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum, TL-17970 / © Denver Art Museum 2004
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Brydges, James, first duke of Chandos (1674–1744), politician and patron of music
revised by M. D. Mitchell
Brydges, James, first duke of Chandos (1674–1744), politician and patron of music, was born at Dewsall, Herefordshire, on 6 January 1674, the eldest son of James Brydges, eighth Baron Chandos (1642–1714), who held estates in Herefordshire and Radnorshire, and Elizabeth Barnard...
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Connell, James [Jim] (1852–1929), socialist and writer of The Red Flag
Francis Devine
Connell, James [Jim] (1852–1929), socialist and writer of The Red Flag, was born on 27 March 1852 in McCormack's Yard, Kilskyre, Crossakiel, co. Meath, Ireland, the eldest of thirteen children born to Thomas Connell, farm labourer, and his wife, Ann Shaw. It is likely that he was born ...
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Eaton, Gertrude (1863–1940), musician, suffragist, and international penal reformer
Anne Logan
Eaton, Gertrude (1863–1940), musician, suffragist, and international penal reformer, was born at Brynmor, Swansea, on 6 December 1863, the sixth child and fifth daughter of Robert Eaton of Bryn-y-mor, gentleman and justice of the peace for county of Glamorgan, and his wife, Helen Edith, ...
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Fane, John, eleventh earl of Westmorland [formerly Lord Burghersh] (1784–1859), diplomatist and composer
K. D. Reynolds
Fane, John, eleventh earl of Westmorland [formerly Lord Burghersh] (1784–1859), diplomatist and composer, was born on 2 or 3 February 1784 at 4 Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London, the only son of John Fane, tenth earl of Westmorland (1759–1841), and his first wife, ...
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Flower, Eliza (1803–1846), radical and composer
Kathryn Gleadle
Flower, Eliza (1803–1846), radical and composer, was born at Harlow in Essex on 19 April 1803, the eldest daughter of Benjamin Flower (1755–1829), a Cambridge printer, and his wife, Eliza, née Gould (1770–1810), a schoolteacher, the eldest daughter of John Gould of Dodbroke...
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Halket, George (bap. 1692, d. 1756), Jacobite songwriter and schoolmaster
William Donaldson
Halket, George (bap. 1692, d. 1756), Jacobite songwriter and schoolmaster, son of James Halket, was baptized in Banff on 6 July 1692. He completed his studies at King's College, Aberdeen, 1709–13, but—as was then quite common—did not graduate. In 1714 he was appointed schoolmaster, precentor, and session clerk of ...
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Heath, Sir Edward Richard George [Ted] (1916–2005), prime minister
Douglas Hurd
Heath, Sir Edward Richard George [Ted] (1916–2005), prime minister, was born at 1 Holmwood Villas, Albion Road, Broadstairs, Kent, on 9 July 1916, the elder son of William George Heath (1888–1976), carpenter and builder, and his wife, Edith Annie, née Pantony (d...
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Sir Edward Richard George Heath (1916–2005) by Jane Bown, 1978 © Guardian News and Media Ltd 2005
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Hopkinson, Francis (1737–1791), musician, jurist, and revolutionary politician in America
P. M. Zall
Hopkinson, Francis (1737–1791), musician, jurist, and revolutionary politician in America, was born on 2 October 1737 in Philadelphia and baptized at Christ Church, son of Thomas Hopkinson (1709–1751), lawyer, and his wife, Mary Johnson (1718–1804), both recent émigrés from England. He was among the first generation of native-born Americans trained to cultivate the arts and sciences on their own soil. Most were gentlemen amateurs who dabbled in many arts and mastered none. ...
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Kearney, Peadar (1883–1942), Irish revolutionary and songwriter
Frances Flanagan
Kearney, Peadar (1883–1942), Irish revolutionary and songwriter, was born at 11 Lower Drumcondra Road, Dublin, on 12 December 1883, the oldest of six surviving children of John Kearney (1854–1897), a grocer, and his wife, Kathleen (Katie), née McGuinness (1860–1907), from Rathmaiden, Slane, co. Meath...
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Kinkel [née Mockel], Johanna (1810–1858), music teacher and exile
Rosemary Ashton
Kinkel [née Mockel], Johanna (1810–1858), music teacher and exile, was born at 13 Josephstrasse, Bonn, on 8 July 1810. Her father, a schoolmaster, encouraged her musical talent; she was taught piano by Beethoven's instructor, Franz Anton Ries. In 1832 Johanna married a music publisher, ...
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Lambert, Sir John (1815–1892), civil servant and musicologist
W. A. J. Archbold
revised by Anne Pimlott Baker
Lambert, Sir John (1815–1892), civil servant and musicologist, was born on 4 February 1815 at Bridzor, near Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, the youngest surviving son of Daniel Lambert, a surgeon, of Hindon, and afterwards of Milford Hall, Salisbury, and his wife, Mary Muriel, the daughter of ...
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Lennon, John Ono (1940–1980), musician, composer, and political activist
Richard Middleton
Lennon, John Ono (1940–1980), musician, composer, and political activist, was born John Winston Lennon at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, Liverpool, on 9 October 1940, the only child of Julia Stanley (1914–1958), a cinema usherette, and Alfred (Freddy) Lennon (1912–1976), a merchant seaman. Three half-sisters were born to his mother subsequently, including ...
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John Ono Lennon (1940–1980) by Annie Leibovitz, 1970 © Annie Leibovitz; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
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Mason, (Marianne) Harriet (1845–1932), poor-law inspector, folk-song collector, and botanist
Katherine Field
Mason, (Marianne) Harriet (1845–1932), poor-law inspector, folk-song collector, and botanist, was born at 61 York Terrace, Marylebone, Middlesex, on 19 February 1845, the daughter of George William Mason (1819–1891) and his wife, Marianne Atherton, née Mitford. (Frances) Agnes Mason was a younger sister and ...
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