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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.

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

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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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