Francis Russell 7th Duke of Bedford KG, PC 1788 – 1861, styled Marquess of Tavistock from 1802 to 1839, was a British peer and Whig politician.
Lord Tavistock was a patient and advocate of homeopathy, with relatives in America who were homeopathic physicians (see below), the Duke of Bedford was a President of the Royal Jennerian Society, Continue Reading »
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Richard Beamish 1798 – 1873 was an Irish Civil Engineer, who worked as an assistant engineer on the Thames Tunnel, who was an assistant to Marc Isambard Brunel and Isambard Kingdom Brunel,
Richard Beamish was a Member of the Management Committee of the British Homeopathic Association in 1847, a Member of the Management Board of the London Homeopathic Hospital, Richard Beamish donated £2 to Joseph Kidd to alleviate the plight of destitute convalescents in Cork in 1850, and he remained a sponsor of homeopathy for the rest of his life. Continue Reading »
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Sir Otto John Beit 1st Baronet, KCMG, FRS 1865 – 1930 was a German born British financier, philanthropist and art connoisseur.
Otto Beit was an advocate of homeopathy, and in 1914, he presented a gift of £5000 to the British Homeopathic Association for the purpose of scientific research into homeopathy, which became the Beit Research Fund, which enabled a feast of research into homeopathy, including the wonderful work of William Ernest Boyd, Continue Reading »
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The British Homeopathic Association has been founded twice, once in 1847 to spearhead the foundation of the London Homeopathic Hospital, and again in 1902 when the British Homeopathic Association was reborn.
In both incarnations, the British Homeopathic Association’s role was to combine the medical and lay homeopathic organisations within homeopathy into one body for the promotion, study and propagation of homeopathy, Continue Reading »
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Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon 1900 – 2002 was the Queen consort of King George VI. After her husband’s death, she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was the last Queen consort of Ireland and Empress consort of India.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was an advocate of homeopathy, a Patron of the British Homeopathic Association, and a patient of John Weir and Marjorie Grace Blackie, Continue Reading »
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General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton 1803 – 1899 was a British general and irrigation engineer. An evangelist, he was the father of Elizabeth Hope.
Arthur Cotton was on the Management Committee of the Tunbridge Wells and West Kent public Homeopathic Dispensary, Continue Reading »
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The Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital, (*photo used courtesy of Homéopathe International by Sylvain Cazalet at PHOTOTHÈQUE HOMÉOPATHIQUE),
The Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital comprised:
1. the Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Dispensary (Tranquil Terrace),
2. the Tunbridge Wells and West Kent Public Homeopathic Dispensary (opposite Christ Church, High Street),
3. the Tunbridge Wells Parade Homeopathic Dispensary (Tunbridge Wells Parade),
4. the Tonbridge and Southborough United Public Homeopathic Dispensary
All four dispensaries eventually came together to become the Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital in 1902, Continue Reading »
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Dame Julia Myra Hess DBE 1890 – 1965 was a British pianist.
Myra Hess was a patient of homeopaths Marjorie Blackie and Charles Yarrow Eccles,
Myra Hess was a close friend of Vera and Judy Compton Burnett, the sisters of Ivy Compton Burnett, and the daughters of James Compton Burnett, who enabled Myra to find her feet and accommodation in London when she first came to the city, (Vera and Judy Compton Burnett were also students of Tobias Matthay),
Four Compton Burnett sisters and Myra Hess lived together in London for over twenty years,
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Charles Cospatrick Archibald Douglas Home 13th Earl of Home 1873 – 1951, was the father of British Conservative Prime Minister 
, Alec Douglas Home.
Charles Douglas Home was invited to be Honorary President of the Scottish Lay Homeopathic Association; and he also opened the Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital in Autumn 1931, Heal Thyself 1932, Continue Reading »
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Major General Sir James Edward Alexander KStJ 1803 – 1885 was a British soldier, traveller and author,
Alexander was a Member of the Management Committee of the London Homeopathic Hospital, and he left a legacy of £500 to the Homeopathic Convalescent Home in Eastbourne,
Alexander’s daughter was also a sponsor of homeopathy,
The first legacy received for the Homeopathic Convalescent Home in Eastbourne was bequeathed to it while yet the scheme was in an undeveloped stage. General Sir James Alexander, K.C.B. for many years a firm homeopathist and member of the Board of Management of the London Homeopathic Hospital, bequeathed in 1887 the sum of £500 to form the first investment for its maintenance. This good example has been emulated by many friends since.
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