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Godolphin family
Statesman
Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, Queen Anne's chief minister, is buried in the south aisle of the nave. His bust is by sculptor Francis Bird.
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William Mason
Poet
Poet William Mason has a memorial in Poets' Corner. It is in the east aisle near the memorial to Thomas Gray, whose epitaph he composed.
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Elizabeth daughter of Henry VII
In the chapel of St Edward the Confessor is a small tomb with a black marble slab for Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII.
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Elizabeth Corbett and Mildred Hotham
On the north wall of St Margaret's is a tablet to Elizabeth Corbett and Lady Mildred Hotham. The epitaph verses were composed by Alexander Pope.
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Barton Booth
Actor
In the south transept is a memorial to actor Barton Booth. There is a portrait medallion with an allegorical figure crowning him with a laurel.
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Hugh Boulter
Priest/Minister
On the wall of the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial to Hugh Boulter, archbishop of Armagh. He was buried nearby.
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Sir Lumley Robinson
Sir Lumley Robinson was buried in the nave in 1684. His monument which stood near the grave has been reduced in size and moved.
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Thomas Betterton
Actor
The famous actor manager Thomas Betterton was buried in the East Cloister "over against the third pillar from the south end next to the garden".
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Thomas Richardson
Lawyer
Sir Thomas Richardson, judge and Speaker of the House of Commons, was buried in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.
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Charles Buller
Politician
On the wall of the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial with a life size marble bust to politician Charles Buller.
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Sir John Burland
Lawyer
Sir John Burland, judge, was buried in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. His monument was moved to the triforium and can be seen there.
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Thomas Fowell Buxton
Politician, Philanthropist and Abolitionist
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, politician, philanthropist and slave trade abolitionist, was born on 1st April 1786, eldest son of Thomas and Anna (Hanbury).
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Antoine Philippe, Duc de Montpensier
Antoine Philippe d'Orleans, Duc de Montpensier was buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey and has a monument there.
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John Leng
Writer and Priest/Minister
In the south aisle of St Margaret's church Westminster, high on the wall near the chancel, is a monument to John Leng, bishop of Norwich.
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Mary Beaufoy
In the north aisle of the nave is a marble monument, by sculptor Grinling Gibbons, to Mary Beaufoy. She was buried on 17th July 1705.
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Andrew Bell
Priest/Minister
In the south choir aisle is a white marble monument to Dr Andrew Bell. This shows a relief of a seated man.
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Sir Thomas Hesketh
Politician
In the north choir aisle is a monument with a full length coloured effigy of Sir Thomas Heskett or Hesketh, reclining on his left elbow.
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Sir Robert & Sir Thomas Howard
Poet, Playwright and Historian
Sir Robert Howard, poet, dramatist and historian, and Sir Thomas Howard, created Earl of Berkshire, are buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist.
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Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of Richmond
A wax effigy of Frances Teresa (Stuart), Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, with her pet parrot, can be seen in the triforium galleries at Westminster Abbey.
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Sir George Pocock
Sailor
Admiral Sir George Pocock has a white marble memorial in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey. It shows a seated figure of Britannia.