Ernest Blythe (1889–1975) by unknown photographer, 1922 Getty Images
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Blythe, Ernest (1889–1975)
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Blythe, Ernest [Earnán de Blaghd] (1889–1975), politician and theatre director
Brian Maye
Blythe, Ernest [Earnán de Blaghd] (1889–1975), politician and theatre director, was born on 13 April 1889 in Magheragall, Lisburn, co. Antrim, the eldest child of James and Agnes Blythe. He came from a Church of Ireland and staunchly Orange background and was a most unlikely convert to Irish nationalism. Educated at the local ...
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Clarke, John Smith (1885–1959), politician, lion-tamer, and newspaper editor
Raymond Challinor
Clarke, John Smith (1885–1959), politician, lion-tamer, and newspaper editor, was born on 4 February 1885 at 66 Albert Street, Jarrow, co. Durham, the thirteenth child of John Smith Clarke (1844–1906), circus entertainer, and his wife, Sarah Ann (Sally) Chiswell (1844–1918...
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Collins, Patrick (1859–1943), showman and politician
Vanessa Toulmin
Collins, Patrick (1859–1943), showman and politician, was born on 12 May 1859 at 58 Broughton, Chester, the son of John Collins, agricultural labourer (later, general dealer), and his wife, Annoia McDermott. One of five children, he attended St Wedburgh's School in Chester, but left at the age of ten and travelled ...
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Collins, Patrick (1859–1943)
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Patrick Collins (1859–1943) by unknown photographer with the permission of the National Fairground Archive, the University of Sheffield
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Coppin, George Selth (1819–1906)
Maker: Falk Studios
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George Selth Coppin (1819–1906) by Falk Studios, c. 1905 La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria
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Coppin, George Selth (1819–1906), actor and politician
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Coppin, George Selth (1819–1906), actor and politician, born at Steyning, Sussex, on 8 April 1819, was the only child of George Selth Coppin (1794–1854) and his wife, Elizabeth Jane Jackson (1789–1869). His father, of a Norwich family, gave up medical practice for the stage and became a theatrical manager....
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Crawley, Aidan Merivale (1908–1993), politician and television executive
Matthew Parris
Crawley, Aidan Merivale (1908–1993), politician and television executive, was born on 10 April 1908 at the vicarage, Benenden, near Cranbrook, Kent, the third of the five children of Arthur Stafford Crawley, vicar of Benenden (later canon of Windsor), and his wife, Anstice Katharine, ...
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Crawley, Aidan Merivale (1908–1993)
Maker: Elliott & Fry
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Aidan Merivale Crawley (1908–1993) by Elliott & Fry, 1950 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Frece, Sir (Abraham) Walter de (1870–1935), music-hall entrepreneur and politician
Andrew Crowhurst
Frece, Sir (Abraham) Walter de (1870–1935), music-hall entrepreneur and politician, was born on 7 October 1870 at 90 Salisbury Street, Everton, Liverpool, the eldest son of Henry de Frece, music-hall manager, and his wife, Marian Rowe. He was born into a prominent Liverpool...
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Freeman, John Horace (1915–2014), politician, broadcaster, and diplomatist
Gavin Hyman
Freeman, John Horace (1915–2014), politician, broadcaster, and diplomatist, was born on 19 February 1915 at 195 Walm Lane, Cricklewood, London, the elder son of Horace Freeman (1871–1954), barrister, and his wife, Beatrice Mary (1876–1946), daughter of Albert Craddock, butcher. His younger brother, ...
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Freud, Sir Clement Raphael (1924–2009)
Maker: Duffy
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Sir Clement Raphael Freud (1924–2009) by Duffy, 1960 © Getty Images
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Freud, Sir Clement Raphael [Clay] (1924–2009), restaurateur, journalist, and politician
Stuart Mole
Freud, Sir Clement Raphael [Clay] (1924–2009), restaurateur, journalist, and politician, was born Clemens Raphael Freud in Berlin on 24 April 1924, the third and youngest son of Ernst Ludwig Freud (1892–1970), architect, and his wife, Lucie, née Brasch (1896–1989). He was the grandson of the founder of psychoanalysis, ...
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Hamilton, Mary Agnes (1882–1966)
Maker: Peggy Smith
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Mary Agnes Hamilton (1882–1966) by Peggy Smith, 1930 © reserved; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London
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Hamilton [née Adamson], Mary Agnes (1882–1966), politician and broadcaster
Janet E. Grenier
Hamilton [née Adamson], Mary Agnes (1882–1966), politician and broadcaster, was born on 8 July 1882, at 60 Parsonage Road, Withington, Manchester, the eldest of six children of Robert Adamson (1852–1902), a Scot, professor of logic at Owens College (later part of Manchester University...
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Hennessy, David James George, third Baron Windlesham and Baron Hennessy (1932–2010), politician, broadcasting executive, and college head
Douglas Hurd
Hennessy, David James George, third Baron Windlesham and Baron Hennessy (1932–2010), politician, broadcasting executive, and college head, was born on 28 January 1932 at 32 Belgrave Square, Mayfair, London, the only son and second of the four children of James Bryan George Hennessy, ...
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Hill, Charles, Baron Hill of Luton (1904–1989)
Maker: Elliott & Fry
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Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton (1904–1989) by Elliott & Fry, 1951 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Hill, Charles, Baron Hill of Luton (1904–1989), doctor, politician, and broadcaster
Asa Briggs
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Hill, Charles, Baron Hill of Luton (1904–1989), doctor, politician, and broadcaster, was born in Islington, London, on 15 January 1904, the youngest in the family of two sons and a daughter of Charles Hill, maker of pianoforte parts, who died in 1906, and his wife, ...
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Hobart, George, third earl of Buckinghamshire (1731–1804), theatre manager and politician
Matthew Kilburn
Hobart, George, third earl of Buckinghamshire (1731–1804), theatre manager and politician, was born in London on 8 September 1731, the eldest of the two sons (there were no daughters) of John Hobart, later first earl of Buckinghamshire (1693–1756), and his second wife, Elizabeth Bristow (...
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Magee, Bryan Edgar (1930–2019)
Maker: Chris Ridley
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Bryan Magee (1930–2019), by Chris Ridley, 1977
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