Following is a list of sites in London associated
with America
- Adams, Henry Brooks ( 1838 - 1918 )
- American historian
- Adams, John - American President
- Adams and hus wife Abigail live at 9 Grosvenor Square in 1780.
- America - Treaty of Independance
- The treaty of American Independance was drafted at Lived at 9 Fitzmaurice Place.
- BOLIVAR, Simon (1783-1830)
- Liberator of Latin America, lodged here in 1810
- British Museum . American Garden
- DE MIRANDA, Francisco (1750-1816),
- Precursor of Latin American Independence, lived here 1802-1810.
- FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790),
- American Statesman and Scientist, lived here.
- GAGE, Thomas (1721-1787),
- Commander of British Forces in North America, lived here.
- Grenville, George - Prime Minister
- He is responsible for theStamp Act in February 1765. The laws gave rise to widespread protests in America that eventually boiled over into the War for Independence.
- HARTE, Francis Bret (1836-1902),
- American Writer, lived here.
- HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864),
- American Author, stayed here in 1856.
- IRVING, Washington (1783-1859),
- American Writer, lived here.
- Lincoln, Abraham - American President
- Minor, Dr William Chester
- On 17 February 1872 Dr George Minor, an American Army Officer living in London, shot and killed George Merrit for no reason here. He was found to be mad and sent to Broadmoor Asylum. During his time there he became one of the major writers and contributors to the Oxford English Dictionary.
- MORSE, Samuel (1791-1872),
- American Painter and Inventor of the Morse Code, lived here 1812-1815.
- North, Frederick Loerd - Prime Minister
- He supported George IIIs American policies and took a hard line with the colonies. He was forced out of office, resigning in 1782, upon the utter and total failure of his policies. He lived at 41 Grosvenor Square.
- Palmerston, Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston - Prime Minister
- Palmerston brought an end to the Crimean War and was successful in keeping India part of the Empire, quashing an attempted mutiny. This government foreign policy was to remain neutral during the American Civil War. It recognized the newly formed kingdom o
- Pitt, William (Elder) Earl of Chatham - Prime Minister
- Known as the Great Commoner, he dominated the political scene influencing government from within and without. He is remembered for his vocal criticism of harsh British policy levied against the American colonies and his skills as a wartime leader during t
- Pound, Ezra (1885-1972)
- American poet
- Shelburne, Earl William Petty FitzMaurice - Prime Minister
- An opponent of the American policy of George III. Lived at 9 Fitzmaurice Place.
- TWAIN, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910),
- American Writer, lived here in 1896-1897.
- UNITED STATES EMBASSY (1863-1866),
- Henry Brook ADAMS (1838-1918), American Historian, lived here.
- VAN BUREN, Martin (1782-1862),
- Eighth Americian President, lived here.
- WINANT, John Gilbert (1889-1947),
- American Ambassador 1941-1946, lived here.
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