
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: G. R. Thorne 1853-1934 Liberal Mayor 1902-1903 Council Member 1888-91 & 1897-1920 Liberal M.P. East Wolverhampton 1908-1929 Recorded plaque organisation: Wolverhampton Civic Society, Richard Whitehouse.
George Rennie Thorne was a prominent British Liberal politician who served as Mayor of Wolverhampton and represented East Wolverhampton in Parliament for two decades, advocating for liberal policies and local governance.
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