Hawarden - Famous Residents

Famous Residents

  • Emma Hamilton (Emma, Lady Hamilton) (lived 1761–1815)
  • William Ewart Gladstone (lived 1809–1898), a frequently elected Prime Minister and Liberal leader
  • Michael Owen (b. 1979) professional footballer.
  • Rev. Harry Drew, curate of Hawarden and his wife Mary Drew née Gladstone, daughter of the UK Prime Minister.

Read more about this topic:  Hawarden

Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or residents:

    Satan, what ails you? Where’s the famous tongue?
    Thou onetime Prince of Conversationists?
    Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    Most of the folktales dealing with the Indians are lurid and romantic. The story of the Indian lovers who were refused permission to wed and committed suicide is common to many places. Local residents point out cliffs where Indian maidens leaped to their death until it would seem that the first duty of all Indian girls was to jump off cliffs.
    —For the State of Iowa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)