James Ebenezer Saunders

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(1829/30 – 24 November 1909) was a British architect and

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politician.

Early life

Career

Allinson states that

Robert Worley Robert James Worley (1850–1930) was a British architect. Early life He was the brother of fellow architect Charles Worley. Career Allinson states that Robert Worley, of the architectural practice Worley & Saunders, was "involved in all kin ...

, of the architectural practice Worley & Saunders, was "involved in all kinds of speculative developments". Robert Worley and James Ebenezer Saunders formed the architectural practice Worley & Saunders. Worley and Saunders designed the

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(now part of the Trocadero Centre), Piccadilly Circus. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1866. In 1868, he became a member of the

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, until 1885. Saunders twice stood as a

candidate for parliament at

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; at the General Election 1885 and at the General Election 1886, coming second on both occasions.Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

Buildings

His surviving buildings include: *

with Robert Worley (1885)

Personal life

His sons Martin Luther Saunders and Herbert Stanley Saunders were also architects.

References

Architects from London 1829 births 1909 deaths Members of the Metropolitan Board of Works Members of the London School Board Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates {{UK-architect-stub