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This blue commemorative plaque records: Speakers House believed to be the birthplace of William Lenthall (1591-1662) Speaker of the House of Commons during the Long Parliament of 1640-1660 His defiance of the King's demands in 1642 established the independence of parliament. Recorded plaque organisation: The Henley Society.
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