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Joseph Paxton MP (1803 - 1865)
Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener and architect, best known for designing The Crystal Palace. Wife: Sarah Bown Child: Rosa Paxton Paxton was born in 1803, the...
Sir William Jackson Hooker MP (1785 - 1865)
The third East Anglian Botanist to profoundly influence British bryology in the 19th Century."...some of Hooker’s ancestors were woollen- merchants in Devon. William’s father , Joseph Hooker (1753-1845...
Decimus Burton MP (1800 - 1881)
Decimus Burton [1800-1881] His first name, from the Latin for 'tenth', denoted his position as the tenth child in his family.He was a successful and significant 19th century architect, designing buildi...