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25 December 1824 — Passing of Lord Eardley, MP and Palestine Place sponsor

Posted on December 25, 2025 by richardsh

On this day Sampson Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley (born Sampson Gideon, 10 Oct 1744), died in Brighton. A banker-politician of Jewish descent who became a Tory MP (1770–1802) and Irish peer (1789), Eardley was also a notable early patron of … Continue reading →

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