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Arthur Lowe MP (1915 - 1982)

Arthur Lowe * Born 22 September 1915* Hayfield, Derbyshire, England * Died 15 April 1982 (aged 66)* Birmingham, England * Cause of death Stroke* Occupation Actor* Years active 1945–1982* Spouse(s) Joan...

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11/16/2011
11/3/2018
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Arthur Lowe MP (1915 - 1982)

Arthur Lowe * Born 22 September 1915* Hayfield, Derbyshire, England * Died 15 April 1982 (aged 66)* Birmingham, England * Cause of death Stroke* Occupation Actor* Years active 1945–1982* Spouse(s) Joan...

11/3/2018

George Herbert Strutt (1854 - 1928)

George Herbert Strutt (1854–1928), was a cotton mill owner and philanthropist from Makeney and Belper in Derbyshire. Strutt became a High Sheriff. He was a descendant of Jedediah Strutt. The Strutt fam...

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11/1/2018
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George Herbert Strutt (1854 - 1928)

George Herbert Strutt (1854–1928), was a cotton mill owner and philanthropist from Makeney and Belper in Derbyshire. Strutt became a High Sheriff. He was a descendant of Jedediah Strutt. The Strutt fam...

11/1/2018

Robert Lindsay MP

Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Robert Lindsay Stevenson AKA Robert Lindsay= From WIkipedia: Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born 13 December 1949), known professionally as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor. He is known for his stage and...

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7/15/2009
8/26/2017
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Robert Lindsay MP

Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Robert Lindsay Stevenson AKA Robert Lindsay= From WIkipedia: Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born 13 December 1949), known professionally as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor. He is known for his stage and...

8/26/2017

Ramon "Ray" Wilson MBE= From Wikipedia: Ramon "Ray" Wilson MBE (born 17 December 1934) is a former footballer who played at left back. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. H...

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Ramon "Ray" Wilson MBE= From Wikipedia: Ramon "Ray" Wilson MBE (born 17 December 1934) is a former footballer who played at left back. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. H...

8/18/2016

Edward Blore MP (1787 - 1879)

Edward Blore= From Wikipedia Edward Blore (13 September 1787 – 4 September 1879) was a 19th-century (Victorian) British landscape and architectural artist, architect and antiquary. Early career Bucking...

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Edward Blore MP (1787 - 1879)

Edward Blore= From Wikipedia Edward Blore (13 September 1787 – 4 September 1879) was a 19th-century (Victorian) British landscape and architectural artist, architect and antiquary. Early career Bucking...

8/10/2015

Sir John Edensor Heathcote MP (1757 - 1822)

John Heathcoat= From Wikipedia: John Heathcoat (7 August 1783 – 18 January 1861) was an English inventor from Duffield in Derbyshire. During his apprenticeship he made an improvement to the warp-loom, ...

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7/20/2015
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Sir John Edensor Heathcote MP (1757 - 1822)

John Heathcoat= From Wikipedia: John Heathcoat (7 August 1783 – 18 January 1861) was an English inventor from Duffield in Derbyshire. During his apprenticeship he made an improvement to the warp-loom, ...

7/20/2015

Samuel Slater, Sr. MP (1768 - 1835)

Slater (June 9, 1768 – April 21, 1835) was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", (a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson) or the "Father of the...

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1/21/2014
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Samuel Slater, Sr. MP (1768 - 1835)

Slater (June 9, 1768 – April 21, 1835) was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", (a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson) or the "Father of the...

1/21/2014

George Stephenson MP (1781 - 1848)

"Father of the Railway"

John worked in the mines and kept in close contact with George. When George was having troubles on the construction of the Stockton and Darlington Railway he hired John and his brother James as gang le...

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George Stephenson MP (1781 - 1848)

"Father of the Railway"

John worked in the mines and kept in close contact with George. When George was having troubles on the construction of the Stockton and Darlington Railway he hired John and his brother James as gang le...

1/20/2013

Charles Edward Stuart "Bonnie Prince Charlie" MP (1720 - 1788)

"Bonnie Prince Charlie", "Charles Edward the Young /Pretender/", "The Young Pretender", "Bonnie Prince Charlie; Charles III (by supporters)", "Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender last legitimate heirs of the House of Stuart"

Birth date of Charles Stuart of Airdroch (Stuart) and his brother Charles Godefroi de Rohan are within 8 months.More than 22 year age difference between HRH Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern and her h...

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Charles Edward Stuart "Bonnie Prince Charlie" MP (1720 - 1788)

"Bonnie Prince Charlie", "Charles Edward the Young /Pretender/", "The Young Pretender", "Bonnie Prince Charlie; Charles III (by supporters)", "Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender last legitimate heirs of the House of Stuart"

Birth date of Charles Stuart of Airdroch (Stuart) and his brother Charles Godefroi de Rohan are within 8 months.More than 22 year age difference between HRH Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern and her h...

1/20/2013

Jedediah Strutt MP (1726 - 1797)

Jedediah Strutt was born 26th July 1726 in South Normanton, Derbyshire. He was the son of William Strutt, a farmer, and Martha Statham. After showing an early interest in mechanics, Strutt was apprenti...

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Jedediah Strutt MP (1726 - 1797)

Jedediah Strutt was born 26th July 1726 in South Normanton, Derbyshire. He was the son of William Strutt, a farmer, and Martha Statham. After showing an early interest in mechanics, Strutt was apprenti...

1/20/2013

Florence Nightingale ("The Lady with the Lamp") MP (1820 - 1910)

"The Lady with the Lamp", "founder of professional nursing"

Florence Nightingale was a guiding force in the field of nursing. She was born May 12, 1820, to William “WEN” and Frances “Fanny” Nightingale in Florence, Italy. Her parents named her after the city...

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1/20/2013
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Florence Nightingale ("The Lady with the Lamp") MP (1820 - 1910)

"The Lady with the Lamp", "founder of professional nursing"

Florence Nightingale was a guiding force in the field of nursing. She was born May 12, 1820, to William “WEN” and Frances “Fanny” Nightingale in Florence, Italy. Her parents named her after the city...

1/20/2013

D H Lawrence MP (1885 - 1930)

"DH Lawrence", "D.H.Lawrence"

David Herbert Richards Lawrence From Wikipedia(11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His co...

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D H Lawrence MP (1885 - 1930)

"DH Lawrence", "D.H.Lawrence"

David Herbert Richards Lawrence From Wikipedia(11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His co...

1/20/2013

Dr. Erasmus Darwin MP (1731 - 1802)

Erasmus Darwin (12 December 1731 – 18 April 1802) was an English physician who turned down George III's invitation to be a physician to the King. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, ...

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Dr. Erasmus Darwin MP (1731 - 1802)

Erasmus Darwin (12 December 1731 – 18 April 1802) was an English physician who turned down George III's invitation to be a physician to the King. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, ...

1/20/2013

Elizabeth Cavendish, of Hardwick MP (c.1527 - 1608)

"Bess of Hardwick"

Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (July 27, 1527 – February 13, 1608[1]), known as Bess of Hardwick, was the third surviving daughter of John Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. She was ma...

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Elizabeth Cavendish, of Hardwick MP (c.1527 - 1608)

"Bess of Hardwick"

Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (July 27, 1527 – February 13, 1608[1]), known as Bess of Hardwick, was the third surviving daughter of John Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. She was ma...

1/20/2013

Sir Richard Arkwright MP (aft.1732 - 1792)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:== Sir Richard Arkwright (Old Style 23 December 1732 New Style 3 January 1733 – 3 August 1792), was an Englishman who, although the patents were eventually overturned, is...

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Sir Richard Arkwright MP (aft.1732 - 1792)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:== Sir Richard Arkwright (Old Style 23 December 1732 New Style 3 January 1733 – 3 August 1792), was an Englishman who, although the patents were eventually overturned, is...

1/20/2013

"William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811) was a British aristocrat and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire by his wife ...

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"William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811) was a British aristocrat and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire by his wife ...

1/20/2013