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Sir John Hawkins
Writer
Sir John Hawkins, writer, is buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey. His gravestone has been re-cut. He was born on 29th March 1719.
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Sir James Outram
Soldier
Sir James Outram, Baronet, is buried in the nave. He was an officer in the East India Company and spent most of his life there.
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Dame Mary James
In the north choir aisle, not far from her grave, is a marble monument to Dame Mary James, wife of Sir John James.
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John Ireland
Dean and Priest/Minister
John Ireland was Dean of Westminster from 1816-1842 and is buried in the south transept in the grave of his lifelong friend William Gifford.
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Henry James
Writer and Novelist
On 17th June 1976 a memorial stone for Henry James, American born novelist, was unveiled in Poets' Corner by his great grand-nephew Alexander James, jr.
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Thomas Greatorex
Musician, Composer and Scientist
Thomas Greatorex, organist of Westminster Abbey from 1819-1831, is buried in the west cloister. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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George Grote
Historian
George Grote, celebrated historian, is buried in the south transept. He was a Royal Society Fellow, University of London Vice-Chancellor, British Museum trustee and MP.
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James Harrington
Writer
James Harrington, scholar, was buried on the south side of the chancel of St Margaret's but his gravestone was later moved to the north side.
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Sir Sydney Nicholson
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Sir Sydney Nicholson, organist, lie in the west cloister. His gravestone was re-cut in 1975. He was born on 9th February 1875.
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Max Warren
Priest/Minister
A gravestone in the south cloister covers the ashes of leading evangelical Reverend Max Alexander Cunningham Warren. His wife was buried with him in 1988.
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Sir William Davenant
Poet
The poet Sir William Davenant is buried in Poets' Corner. He was buried in the grave from which his rival Thomas May had been ejected.
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William Boyd Carpenter
Priest/Minister
William Boyd Carpenter, Canon of Westminster, is buried in the north cloister. His crest and motto "Per acuta belli" appear on his gravestone.
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John Peter Foster
Architect
The ashes of architect J. Peter Foster were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 5th December 2010.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
Poet and Historian
Thomas Babington (Macaulay), 1st Baron Macaulay, historian and poet, was buried at the foot of Joseph Addison's statue in Poets' Corner on 9th January 1860.
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Percy Dearmer
Priest/Minister
The ashes of Percy Dearmer, Canon of Westminster and professor of Ecclesiastical Art at King's College London, are buried in the north cloister.
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Thomas Chiffinch
Servant
Thomas Chiffinch [or Cheffin], servant to the King, was buried on 10th April 1666 in the south transept of Westminster Abbey.
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Robinson Duckworth
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Robinson Duckworth is buried in the Quire. On 9th May 1988 a small glass window to him was unveiled in the dark cloister.
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John & Elizabeth Heylyn
Priest/Minister
Dr John Heylyn and his wife and daughter are buried in the south transept. The gravestone inscription is now very faint except for Elizabeth's name.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Playwright and Statesman
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, statesman, dramatist and wit, was buried in Poets’ Corner. The inscription on his gravestone was re-cut in 1956 but is now faint.
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William Shield
Musician and Composer
William Shield, musician and composer, is buried in the south cloister, in the same grave as his friend and fellow musician Johann Peter Salomon.