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| Lord_Pirrie¹ | William James Pirrie (1847-1924) Chairman of Harland & Wolff Ltd, builders of the Titanic and a Director of the White Star Line, owners of Titanic Reference:
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| Murdoch¹ | William McMaster Murdoch, (1873 - 912) the First Officer on the RMS Titanic. He was the officer in charge on the bridge when the ship collided with an iceberg, and was one of the more than 1,500 people who died when the ship sank. His body was never recovered. The circumstances of his death are mysterious and therefore the subject of much controversy. Reference:
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| Napoleonº | Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political leader, 1769-1821 was a hero to those wishing to extend the vote and emancipate the poor; and a villain to the political 'establishment'
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| Newton¹ | Probably Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1726/27) who is widely recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians and most influential scientists of all time. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), established classical mechanics. Reference:
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| O'Connell¹ | Daniel O'Connell (1775 – 1847), was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century.
[Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O%27Connell]
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| Paley¹ | Perhaps Richard Paley (1746-1808) industrialist
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| prince_albert¹ | Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819 – 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria whom he married in 1840. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert,_Prince_Consort#Marriage
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| Wallace | Sir William Wallace ( died 1305) one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence
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| wellington¹ | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) nick name 'old nosey' due to his prominent nose
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| William_Thomas_Stead¹ | A well known journalist and author. Reported to have sat quietly reading a book in the First Class Smoking Room while the ship sank. Reference: https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/william-thomas-stead.html (accessed 17Mar21)
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| Wordsworth¹ | William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an English Romantic poet. He was Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death.
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