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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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Henry and Aubrey de Vere, Earls of Oxford
Soldier
Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford, was Lord High Chamberlain of England and was buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel.
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George and Margaret Vertue
Artist and Historian
George Vertue, engraver, is buried in the north cloister. A tablet was erected for him and his wife Margaret, who’s buried in the same grave.
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Arthur Phillip
Sailor
A memorial stone to Admiral Arthur Phillip, founder of New South Wales in Australia, can be seen in the centre part of the nave.
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William Wragg
In the south choir aisle is a memorial to William Wragg. The inscription reads: Sacred to the memory of William Wragg Esqr. of South Carolina.
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John Bligh
Lawyer
John Bligh of Abingdon Street Westminster was buried in the north cloister on 6th February 1815. The inscription on his gravestone has now worn away.
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James Clerk Maxwell
Scientist, Mathematician and Physicist
In the nave is a memorial stone for James Clerk Maxwell, eminent physicist and mathematician. It is to the north of the grave of Newton.
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Sir Clifton Wintringham
Physician and Doctor
In the west aisle of the north transept is a monument to physician Sir Clifton Wintringham. This shows a mourning woman leaning on a sarcophagus.
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Sir George Williams & YMCA
A memorial window for the Young Men's Christian Association (founded by Sir George Williams) was unveiled in the nave of Westminster Abbey in 1921.
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Sir James Young Simpson
Physician
A marble bust of physician Sir James Young Simpson is on the wall of St Andrew's chapel in Westminster Abbey (obscured by a large monument).
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Jonas Hanway
Philanthropist
In the north transept is a memorial to philanthropist Jonas Hanway. This shows Britannia distributing clothing to boys destined for service at sea.
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Sir John Pringle
Physician and Doctor
On the wall of the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a memorial of grey and white marble to Sir John Pringle, physician.
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Edward and Francis Smedley
Priest/Minister
In the west cloister are two white marble tablets to the Reverend Edward Smedley and his son Francis, but neither are buried at the Abbey.
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Edward Lloyd
In St Margaret's Church is a memorial tablet to Edward Lloyd, publisher and newspaper proprietor. He also had a stained glass window in the church.
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Sir William Siemens
Engineer
The memorial window to Sir William Siemens was taken down in 1926 so that a series of windows depicting kings and abbots could be erected.
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John Hunter
Scientist, Physician and Doctor
John Hunter, surgeon and anatomist, was interred in St Martin in the Fields. When burials were removed from that church his remains were moved here.
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Charles George Gordon
Soldier
Major General Charles George Gordon (known as Gordon of Khartoum) has a memorial in the north west tower chapel near the Abbey’s west entrance.
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Richard Ingram, 5th Viscount Irvine
Soldier
Richard (Rich) Ingram, 5th Viscount Irvine (or Irwin) was buried in a vault at the east end of Henry VII's chapel on 17th April 1721.
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William Whitfield Dakins
Priest/Minister
William Whitfield Dakins, minor canon of Westminster, is buried in the south cloister. The inscription was re-cut in 1950 but is now rather worn.
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Richard Cumberland
Writer and Playwright
Playwright and novelist Richard Cumberland is buried in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. His grave is near to the grave of his friend Dr Samuel Johnson.