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Sir Edward Sutton
Sir Edward Sutton was buried in Westminster Abbey on 1st August 1695 but the exact location is not known and he has no monument.
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Sir Charles Rich
Sailor
Sir Charles Rich, naval captain, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1706 but has no memorial.
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Sir John Burland
Lawyer
Sir John Burland, judge, was buried in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. His monument was moved to the triforium and can be seen there.
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Sir John Ogle & son
Soldier
Lt. Colonel Sir John Ogle was buried in the Abbey on 17th March 1640. He was the fifth son of Thomas and his wife Jane.
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Sir Clement Clerke
Sir Clement Clerke was buried in the north cloister on 10th December 1693. His wife Sarah had been buried there on 13th November 1693.
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Sir Hugh Vaughan
Sir Hugh Vaughan died on 28th August 1536 and was buried in the chapel of St Michael. He seems never to have had a monument.
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Sir Robert Long
Politician, Architect and Lawyer
Sir Robert Long, politician and lawyer, was buried in the south choir aisle on 28 July 1673 but he has no monument or marker.
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Sir William Elphinstone
Lawyer
Sir William Elphinstone (Elphinstoun or Elveston) was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 10th December 1645 but his grave is not marked.
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Sir William Bassett
Politician and Soldier
Sir William Bassett (Basset) was buried "within the south door of the monuments" of Westminster Abbey, most likely the south ambulatory in 1667. But nothing marks his grave.
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Sir Harry D'janogly
Philanthropist
Sir Harry D'janogly, industrialist, textile manufacturer and philanthropist, was a donor to the Abbey restoration appeal which culminated in the cleaning of the Lady Chapel.
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Sir Robert Lane
Politician
Sir Robert Lane was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 2nd October 1624 but he has no monument or marker.
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Sir John Salisbury
Soldier
Sir John Salisbury, one of the knights of the chamber of King Richard II, is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Leopold McClintock
Explorer
A memorial to Arctic explorer Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock was unveiled in 1908 in the chapel of St John the Evangelist in Westminster Abbey.
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Sir John Lindsay
Sailor
Rear Admiral Sir John Lindsay was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey on 16th June 1788.
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Sir John Denham
Poet
Sir John Denham, poet, was buried on 23rd March 1669 in Poets' Corner, near Chaucer's tomb. He has no monument and had no inscribed gravestone.
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Sir Humphrey Bourchier
Soldier
Sir Humphrey Bourchier (or Bourgchier) is buried in St Edmund's chapel. The Purbeck marble altar tomb once had a brass figure on it.
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Sir Thomas Hopton
Politician
Sir Thomas Hopton, politician, was buried in Westminster Abbey in July 1638. The archives show that he was buried here, but the location is unknown.
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Sir John Davis
Philanthropist
Sir John Davis was chairman of Westminster Abbey Trust from 1973-1985, the organisation which raised millions for the restoration of the exterior of Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Robert Anstruther
Diplomat
Sir Robert Anstruther, diplomat and politician, was buried in the south ambulatory on 9th January 1645. The gravestone was laid in the late 19th century.
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Sir John Major gives One People Oration
Monday, 13th November 2017
Sir John Major gave the annual One People Oration at Westminster Abbey on 6th November, peaking on the theme The Responsibilities of Democracy.