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3 unusual facts about Joseph Gerrald


Joseph Gerrald

Gerrald was brought to England whilst still a child and educated at Stanmore school, under Dr. Samuel Parr, where he showed promise as a student.

Returning to England in 1788, Gerrald was encouraged by the hopes raised by the French Revolution and joined the movement for political reform.

His name appears on the Political Martyrs monument (1844) on Calton Hill at Edinburgh and a similar monument at Nunhead Cemetery (1852) in London.



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