Nassau William Senior

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Nassau William Senior

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Compton Beauchamp, England
Death: June 04, 1864 (73)
Kensignton, England
Immediate Family:

Son of John Raven Senior and Mary Senior
Husband of Mary Charlotte Senior
Father of Nassau John Senior and Mary Charlotte Mair Senior
Brother of Francis Stephen Senior; (9 Sisters) Senior; William Henry Senior; Edward James Senior; Mary Senior and 5 others

Managed by: David Savigny Godfrey-Smith
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About Nassau William Senior

Author of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, which gave the poor a legal right to medical treatment in cases of emergency (Section 54). The workhouse infirmaries established under the Act were the foundation of the National Health Service (NHS).

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Nassau William Senior's Timeline

1790
September 26, 1790
Compton Beauchamp, England
1822
February 2, 1822
Kensington, Middlesex, England
1825
1825
1864
June 4, 1864
Age 73
Kensignton, England
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Lawyer, Prof. Oxford