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Faith Lawson
Faith Lawson MBE (9 February 1922 – 16 October 1998) was a British housing officer and campaigner, chairman of the Pedestrians Association from 1991 to 1997. She was born in West Bridgford, Nottingham, the daughter of John Lawson, a pharmaceutical chemist who worked for and knew Jesse Boot Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent (2 June 1850 – 13 June 1931) transformed The Boots Company, founded by his father, John Boot, into a national retailer, which branded itself as "Chemists to the Nation". Biography Boot sold his controlling interest ..., and a Methodist circuit steward. Her brother was the politician, Hugh Lawson. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawson, Faith 1922 births 1998 deaths 20th-century English politicians People from West Bridgford Walking in the United Kingdom ...
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Pedestrians Association
Living Streets is the United Kingdom charity for everyday walking. It was founded in 1929 as the Pedestrians' Association and became known as the Pedestrians' Association for Road Safety in 1952. The current name was adopted in 2001. It is a voting member of the International Federation of Pedestrians. History In the late 1920's, a young journalist, Tom Foley, became aware of the issue of road safety and contacted Viscount Cecil of Chelwood who was also increasingly concerned about the subject. Together they formed the Pedestrians' Association and its first meeting was held in 1929. This was announced: The Association was formed at a meeting held in the Essex Hall, London, on 13 August 1929. The meeting was convened jointly by Messrs J.J. Bailey and T.C. Foley, and was done by private invitation to people who had written to Viscount Cecil about pedestrians' grievances or who had written to T.C. Foley following a letter he had sent to the press. The Pedestrians' Association exp ...
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Jesse Boot
Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent (2 June 1850 – 13 June 1931) transformed The Boots Company, founded by his father, John Boot, into a national retailer, which branded itself as "Chemists to the Nation". Biography Boot sold his controlling interest to American investors in 1920. John Boot offered his close friend and business associate John Harston, the opportunity of going into business with him, but Harston declined, feeling the venture was not worth investing in. Boot was a great benefactor to the City of Nottingham. In 1920 Jesse Boot purchased, and presented to the City of Nottingham, 36 acres of open land that lay along the northern side of the Victoria Embankment alongside the River Trent, opposite Plaisaunce, Jesse Boot's summer house which was demolished in 1961. Initially named the 'New Park', it was laid out with grass and trees, and provided a barrier against flooding as well as a pleasant walkway alongside the river. As part of the development an imposing war memoria ...
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Hugh Lawson (British Politician)
Hugh McDowall Lawson (13 February 1912 – 23 March 1997) was a politician in the United Kingdom's short-lived Common Wealth Party, which was founded to contest parliamentary by-elections during World War II. He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Skipton at a by-election in January 1944, then contested Harrow West in the 1945 general election, where he lost. Lawson later contested the Rushcliffe constituency in Nottinghamshire in 1950 for the Labour Party, but was not elected; he likewise was unsuccessful in standing for the King's Lynn seat in Norfolk in 1955. His sister was Faith Lawson, a housing officer and campaigner, and chairman of the Pedestrians Association Living Streets is the United Kingdom charity for everyday walking. It was founded in 1929 as the Pedestrians' Association and became known as the Pedestrians' Association for Road Safety in 1952. The current name was adopted in 2001. It is a v ... from 1991 to 1997. Referen ...
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1922 Births
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1998 Deaths
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People From West Bridgford
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