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Notable People of Banstead Last updated: 9 Dec 2022 |
Hubert de Burgh (c.1170-1243) | |
Sir Henry Lambert, author of “History of Banstead”, described Hubert | |
King John’s reign was a troubled one. He lost vast swathes of land in France and persecuted England’s leading magnates all of which culminated in the sealing of Magna Carta and a baronial revolt. Throughout, despite King John’s failings, Hubert de Burgh remained loyal. He was appointed Justicier of England in 1215, an important position second only to the monarch. In this capacity, together with William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, Hubert was instrumental in securing peace during the minority of Henry III. Hubert de Burgh however, fell from grace because of his relatively lowly birth and his accumulation of wealth, he was resented by England’s great magnates, in particular by Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester. Hubert’s fall came in 1232 and for many succeeding years he faced persecution. He retired to Banstead, of which he was Lord of the Manor from 1217 and died there in 1243. |
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Edward Gale | |
Edward Gale was headmaster of the Village School in the High Street
and later also became the first headmaster of the school in Picquets Way. He was a member of the Urban District Council and generally, a well respected man in the local community. He also had one of the most unusual tasks of the 1914-18 war. In 1917, Epsom District Council offered rewards for killing Sparrows to save the crops. It was agreed that Mr Gale, a Parish councillor at the time, be authorised to pay for sparrows killed and eggs seized in the Parish although these still had to be sent to Epsom by inspection. In 1927 Edward Gale was appointed chairman of the Parish Council succeeding Mr Garton. In February 1936, Edward Gale became the first headmaster of Banstead Central School in Picquets Way. |
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