. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. SIR ALFRED W. YEO, , Sir Alfred comes of a Devonshire family, but has spentthe whole of his life in the East End of London. He waseducated at a Poplar Board School, and at the age of elevenwent to work at Oakleys Iron Foundry, his wages beingfive shillings per week. He has seen thirty-five years ofstrenuous public life, first as a >rcml)cr of the Old i?romleyVestry, then of the Ioplar Board of Works and Guardians,and later of the Borough Council; also of the London CountyCouncil. He has been Mayor of Pop
. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. SIR ALFRED W. YEO, , Sir Alfred comes of a Devonshire family, but has spentthe whole of his life in the East End of London. He waseducated at a Poplar Board School, and at the age of elevenwent to work at Oakleys Iron Foundry, his wages beingfive shillings per week. He has seen thirty-five years ofstrenuous public life, first as a >rcml)cr of the Old i?romleyVestry, then of the Ioplar Board of Works and Guardians,and later of the Borough Council; also of the London CountyCouncil. He has been Mayor of Poplar, and his life-sizeportrait, with an Illuminated Address, hangs in the CouncilChamber. He is \ice-Chairmaii of the local Bench ofMagistrates and is for South Poplar. [Photo : AlissW/). THE RT. HON. THE VISCOUNT ASTOR Viscount Astor was educated at Eton and at New College,Oxford. .\t Eton he won the Prince Consorts French Prize,and was Captain of the Boats. At O.\ford he representedthe Lnivcrsity in polo, steeplechasing and sabres. Heentered in 1911, representing Plymouth untilI9I0, and Secretary to the Prime Minister,1918, and to the Ministry of Food the same year, also tothe Ministry of Health. 1910-19^1. He is owner of theLondon Sunday newspaper, the Obscn-t-r. He is a Go\-ernorof Guys Hospital and the Pcabody Trust, and Chainnanof the Departmental Commission on Tuberculosis, and ofthe State Medical Research Committee. During the GreatWar he acted as Inspector of Quartermaster-General Ser\ ices,1914-17. {Photo: Russell) 16+ PUBLISHERS NOTABLE I.().\I)(>.\1:RS
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