List Of People Associated With University College London
This is a list of people associated with University College London, including notable staff and alumni associated with the institution. Founders and supporters Founders Apart from Jeremy Bentham, all these men were named (in Latin) on the Foundation Stone. * James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline (1776–1858), Scottish peer and British statesman * Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773–1843), Grand Master of English Freemasons (the United Grand Lodge of England), 1813–1843, supporter of UCL; he laid the foundation stone of the new university on 30 April 1827 * Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (1774–1848), British politician and financier * Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), English philosopher; a leading advocate for the foundation of UCL * George Birkbeck (1776–1841), British Quaker, doctor, academic, philanthropist, and early *pioneer in adult education; founder of Birkbeck College. * Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778–1868), Scottish-b ...
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James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline
James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline FRSE (7 November 177617 April 1858), was a British barrister and Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1835 and 1839. Background and education Abercromby was the third son of General Sir Ralph Abercromby, who fell at the Battle of Alexandria, and Mary, 1st Baroness Abercromby, daughter of John Menzies of Fernton, Perthshire. He was the younger brother of George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby and Sir John Abercromby and the elder brother of Alexander Abercromby. He attended the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and was called to the English Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1801. He became a commissioner of bankruptcy and later appointed steward of the Duke of Devonshire's estates. Legal and political career Abercromby sat as Whig Member of Parliament for Midhurst between 1807 and 1812 and for Calne between 1812 and 1830. He brought forwards two motions for bills to change the representation for Edinburgh i ...
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