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Dadabhai Naoroji blue plaque
Dadabhai Naoroji · Asian elected to the House of Commons
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“This street is named after Dadabhai Naoroji Liberal MP for Finsbury 1892-1895. He was the first Asian elected to the House of Commons.”
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1825-1917
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Naoroji Street, Islington
WC1X
Erected 2009
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