Memorial To Quintin Hogg Portland Place London

This article is about Quintin Hogg the philanthropist. For Quintin Hogg (1907-2001), politician, see Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone.

Quintin Hogg (February 14, 1845 – 17 January 1903) was an English merchant, known for his philanthropic activities. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (570x640, 75 KB)Photo taken by Lonpicman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (570x640, 75 KB)Photo taken by Lonpicman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London. ... The Right Honourable Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC (October 9, 1907–October 12, 2001), formerly 2nd Viscount Hailsham (1950–1963), was a British Conservative politician. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit. ... Philanthropy involves the donation or granting of money to various worthy charitable causes. ...

Hogg was born in London and educated at Eton College, then became involved in London trade, particularly the commodities of tea and sugar. Having made a fortune in these trades, he proceeded to open a school for poor children at Charing Cross in 1864. In 1882, he founded Regent Street Polytechnic, now the University of Westminster, and it was in that actual place that he died. This article is about the British city. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious and internationally known independent school for boys. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Quadrant at the bottom of Regent Street Regent Street is a major shopping street and thoroughfare in Londons West End. ... The term polytechnic, from the Greek πολύ polú meaning many and τεχνικός tekhnikós meaning arts, is commonly used in many countries to describe an institution that delivers vocational or technical education and training, other countries do not use the term and use alternative terminology. ... Marylebone campus The University of Westminster is a British university in London, formed in 1992 as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992, which allowed the London Polytechnic (Polytechnic of Central London or PCL ) to rename itself as a university. ...

External links

• Quintin Hogg's Gravesite

See also

• London Polytechnic