Sir William Beckford was a British Whig politician who twice served as Lord Mayor of London in 1762 and 1769. One of the best known political figures in Georgian era London, his vast wealth derived fr
Mezzotint of William Beckford
Statue of William Beckford atop the huge monument in his memory, Guildhall, London, by John Francis Moore
Engraving of a statue of Beckford
Peter Beckford (junior)
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Peter Beckford was a Jamaican politician, merchant and planter who served as speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica from 1707 to 1713, and again from 1716 to 1717. Beckford was the son of Colonel
William Beckford (politician)
…publicly supported progressive causes and frequently championed the London public. In 1709, William was born in the British colony of Jamaica, the son of Peter Beckford, Speaker of the House of Assembly there, and the grandson of Colonel Peter Beckford, sometime Governor of the colony. He was sent to England by his…
1797 portrait of Beckford's daughter Elizabeth by Benjamin West