John Thwaites (British politician)

Sir John Thwaites (24 May 1815 – 8 August 1870) was a British politician who was the first Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works and therefore the first leaders of local government in London.^[1]

^ "Thwaites, Sir John (1815–1870), public servant". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

[odnb-1] "Thwaites, Sir John (1815–1870), public servant". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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