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Transcript of the newspaper report of his funeral including the huge list of mourners lostcambridge.wordpress.com/2018/08/06/t... #LostCambridge 1884
The funeral of Prof Henry Fawcett at Trumpington, Cambridge, 1884.
Summary: One of the most influential men to live and work in Cambridge was the husband of Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Prof Henry Fawcett. Despite being blinded in a shooting accident, he rose to ach…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Transcript of the newspaper report of his funeral including the huge list of mourners lostcambridge.wordpress.com/2018/08/06/t... #LostCambridge 1884
We need to sound a note of appreciation for the name Hercules Pakenham!
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We need to sound a note of appreciation for the name Hercules Pakenham!
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Pakenham was one of two of the sons of Hon. Hercules Pakenham, a former MP for Westmeath, to be killed in action. His brother, Robert, died at Lucknow in 1857.
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Pakenham was one of two of the sons of Hon. Hercules Pakenham, a former MP for Westmeath, to be killed in action. His brother, Robert, died at Lucknow in 1857.
It was great to meet you!
November 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It was great to meet you!
We very much agree! The overlaps between MPs and journalism are definitely worthy of a lot more research.
November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We very much agree! The overlaps between MPs and journalism are definitely worthy of a lot more research.