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Sir Arthur Ingram
Politician
Sir Arthur Ingram, politician and landowner, was buried in Westminster Abbey on 26 August 1642. The location is unknown.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
Explorer, Sailor and Writer
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Sir Eric Drake
Philanthropist
Sir (Arthur) Eric Drake's coat of arms is in the west window of the Lady Chapel. He was a trustee of the Westminster Abbey Trust, which raised millions for the restoration of the Abbey between 1973-1995.
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Sir Hugh Pollard
Politician and Soldier
Politician and Royalist army officer Sir Hugh Pollard, 2nd Baronet of King's Nympton, Devon, died on 27th November 1666 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Sir William Berkeley
Sailor
Vice Admiral Sir William Berkeley was buried in the north ambulatory but has no marker or monument. He was a son of Sir Charles Berkeley.
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Sir Robert Arundell Hudson
Politician
The ashes of Sir Robert Arundell Hudson are buried in the west cloister. He was a son of Robert Hudson and his wife Jessie.
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Sir William Trussell
Statesman
Sir William Trussell was buried in St Michael's chapel in Westminster Abbey. A legacy was received from him by the Abbey sacrist in 1346-1347.
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Sir Richard Lane
Politician
Sir Richard Lane, Member of Parliament for Worcester 1727-1731 and one-time Mayor of that city, was buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey.
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Sir John Cutler
Politician
Sir John Cutler 1607-1693 was buried in the middle chancel of St Margaret's on 28th April 1693. But he has no monument or surviving gravestone.
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Sir William Parsons
Politician
Sir William Parsons, Surveyor General in Ireland and M.P. for Co. Wicklow, was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster in 1650.
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Sir William Throckmorton
Lawyer
Sir William Throckmorton was killed in a duel and buried in St Margaret's Westminster.
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Sir Frederick Bridge
Musician and Composer
Sir John Frederick Bridge, organist of Westminster Abbey, has a memorial tablet on the wall of the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Robert Moray
Scientist and Mathematician
Sir Robert Moray, mathematician, chemist and a founder and first President of the Royal Society, was buried in the centre part of the south transept.
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Sir Geoffrey de Freitas
Diplomat
The sundials on the tower of St Margaret's church Westminster were the gift of Sir Geoffrey de Freitas.
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Sir Edmund Prideaux
In the north choir aisle is a monument to Sir Edmund Prideaux. He and his second wife Anne are buried nearby in the nave.
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Sir William McKie
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Sir William McKie, organist of the Abbey, and his wife Phyllis are buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Sir John Harpedon
Soldier
Sir John Harpedon, knight, who died in 1438, has a brass in the north ambulatory. He was originally buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel.
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Sir Thomas Lovell
Politician, Philanthropist and Lawyer
A bronze relief of Sir Thomas Lovell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who died in 1524, is on display in the new Abbey Galleries . The artist was Pietro Torrigiano.
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Sir Robert Taylor
Architect
On the wall of the south transept is a memorial to eminent architect Sir Robert Taylor. It is of marble enriched with festoons of flowers.
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Sir Thomas Peyton
Sir Thomas Peyton, 2nd Baronet of Knowlton in Kent, is buried in the north ambulatory. He was a son of Sir Samuel Peyton and Mary.