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William Carey
Priest/Minister
On 11th October 1949 the Baptist Missionary Society gave a carved English walnut lectern to Westminster Abbey in memory of William Carey, missionary in India.
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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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Arthur Agard
Historian
On the wall of the east cloister, near the Chapter House entrance, is a decayed memorial to antiquary Arthur Agard and his wife Margaret.
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Herbert Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Politician and Statesman
Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, K.G., F.R.S., has a memorial tablet on a pillar in the north transept.
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Lady Mary Firebrace
Lady Mary Firebrace was buried in the north cloister on 1st February 1688 and her infant daughter Mary was buried in the same grave.
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Matthew Boulton
Scientist, Philanthropist and Engineer
In 2014 a cast iron floor stone was unveiled to the memory of Matthew Boulton, entrepreneur of the Industrial Revolution, in Westminster Abbey.
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Thomas Banks
Artist
The eminent sculptor Thomas Banks has a memorial tablet in the nave of Westminster Abbey. He produced five monuments which are in the Abbey.
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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 David Frost
Broadcaster
On 13th March 2014 a memorial stone was unveiled to Sir David Frost in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey during his thanksgiving service.
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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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Mansell Family
Several members of the Mansell family of Glamorgan in south Wales are buried in Westminster Abbey, including Thomas, Edward, Henry, Mary, Francis and Elizabeth.
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Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
Philanthropist
In the chapel of St Paul is a large monument, about 24 feet high, to the memory of Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex.
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Charles James Fox & Henry V. Fox, Lord Holland
Writer, Statesman and Abolitionist
Charles James Fox, statesman, has a monument in the nave. Henry Vassal Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, his nephew, has a large monument behind that to Charles.
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Sir James Stewart Denham
Sir James Stewart (or Steuart) Denham has a memorial tablet by Joseph Wilton in a window splay in the nave of Westminster Abbey
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Stone family
Priest/Minister
George Stone, archbishop of Armagh, was buried in the north aisle of the nave on 28th December 1764. He was born on 7th January 1708.
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Edward and Sir Edmund Godfrey
On the wall of the east cloister is a memorial to brothers Edward and Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey. The marble monument has a sculpted shield.
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Arthur O’Keeffe & family
Lawyer
In the west cloister is a white marble monument and bust to the memory of lawyer Arthur O'Keeffe. It was erected in the late 1750s.
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George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax
Politician
In the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial for George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, politician. The monument is of marble.