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Portair of Samuel Birch by Mary Martha Pearson . Samuel Birch ( 1757-1841 ) was Lord Mayor of London , England . Birch began his career as a pastrycook , and was known also as a dramatist . Life He was the son of Lucas Birch , who carried on the business of a pastrycook and confectioner at 16 Cornhill . This shop , though the upper portion of the house had been rebuilt , still ( 1885 ) retains its old-fashioned front , and is probably the oldest shop of the kind in the city . The business was established in the reign of George I by a Mr. Horton , the immediate predecessor of Lucas Birch . Samuel was educated at a private school kept by Mr . Crawford at Newington Butts , and upon leaving school was apprenticed to his father . Early in life , in 1778 , he married the daughter of Dr . John Fordyce , by whom he had a family of thirteen children . He was elected one of the common council on 21 December 1781 , and in 1789 became deputy of the Cornhill ward . In May 1807 , he was elected alderman of the Candlewick ward in the place of Alderman Hankey . When young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the King 's Arms Tavern , Cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . In politics he was a strenuous supporter of Pitt 's administration , though he vigorously opposed the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts . He became a frequent speaker at the common council meetings . When he first proposed the formation of volunteer regiments at the outbreak of the French revolution , not a single common councilman supported him . Subsequently , when the measure was adopted , he became the lieutenant-colonel commandant of the 1st regiment of Loyal London volunteers . The speech which he delivered in the Guildhall on 5 March 1805 against the Roman Catholic petition was severely criticised in an article entitled ' Deputy Birch and others on the Catholic Claims , which appeared in the Edinburgh Review ( x. 124-36 ) . It was , however , highly commended by the king , and the freedom of the city of Dublin was twice voted him at the midsummer quarter assembly of the corporation of that city on 19 July 1805 and 18 July 1806 , for his advocacy of the Protestant ascendency in Ireland . In 1811 , he was appointed one of the sheriffs of London , and on 9 November 1814 Birch entered on his duties as lord mayor . Tory though he was , he opposed the Corn Bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 February 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . The course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' Free Importation , Peace and Plenty . ' During his mayoralty the marble statue of George III by Chantrey , the inscription on which was written by Birch , was placed in the council chamber of Guildhall . Almost his last act as lord mayor was to lay the foundation-stone of the London Institution in Finsbury Circus ( then called the Amphitheatre , Moorfields ) on 4 November 1815 . In 1836 Birch , who had for many years carried on his father 's old business in Cornhill , disposed of it to Messrs . Ring & Brymer , the present proprietors . He retired from the court of aldermen in 1810 , and died at his house , 107 Guildford Street , London , on 10 Dec . 1841 , aged 84 . His grandson , also named Samuel , would become an eminent Egyptologist at the British Museum . |
| portair [UNKNOWN] of samuel birch [PERSON] by mary martha pearson [PERSON] . samuel birch [PERSON] ( 1757-1841 ) was lord mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of london [PLACE] , england [PLACE] . birch [PERSON] began his career [QUANTITY] as a pastrycook [UNKNOWN] , and was known also as a dramatist [PERSON] . life [EVENT] he was the son [PERSON] of lucas birch [PERSON] , who carried on the business [EVENT] of a pastrycook [UNKNOWN] and confectioner [PERSON] at 16 cornhill [UNKNOWN] . this shop [UNKNOWN] , though the upper portion [PORTION] of the house [PLACE] had been rebuilt , still ( 1885 ) retains its old-fashioned front [PORTION] , and is probably the oldest shop [UNKNOWN] of the kind [INSTANCE] in the city [PLACE] . the business [EVENT] was established in the reign [PLACE] of george i [PERSON] by a mr. horton [PERSON] , the immediate predecessor [GROUP] of lucas birch [PERSON] . samuel [PERSON] was educated at a private school [INSTITUTION] kept by mr . crawford [PERSON] at newington butts [PERSON] , and upon leaving school [INSTITUTION] was apprenticed to his father [PERSON] . early in life [EVENT] , in 1778 , he married the daughter [PERSON] of dr . john fordyce [PERSON] , by whom he had a family [HUMAN GROUP] of thirteen children [PERSON] . he was elected one of the common council [HUMAN GROUP] on 21 december [PERIOD] 1781 , and in 1789 became deputy [PERSON] of the cornhill ward [PERSON] . in may [PERIOD] 1807 , he was elected alderman [PERSON] of the candlewick ward [PERSON] in the place [PLACE] of alderman hankey [PERSON] . when young he devoted much of his leisure time [PERIOD] to the cultivation [ACT] of his mental powers [POWER] and the improvement [ACT] of his literary taste [QUANTITY] ; he was a frequent attendant [PERSON] of a debating society [INSTITUTION] which met in one of the large rooms [ROOM] formerly belonging to the king [PERSON] 's arms tavern [PERSON] , cornhill [UNKNOWN] , and there , in the winter [PERSON] of 1778 , he made his first essay [PERSON] in public speaking [ACT] . in politics [ACT] he was a strenuous supporter [PERSON] of pitt [PERSON] 's administration [PLACE] , though he vigorously opposed the repeal [ACT] of the test [ABILITY] and corporation acts [UNKNOWN] . he became a frequent speaker [CONCEPT] at the common council meetings [ACT] . when he first proposed the formation [ACT] of volunteer regiments [RELATION] at the outbreak [OCCURRENCE] of the french revolution [AMOUNT] , not a single common councilman [PERSON] supported him . subsequently , when the measure [MEASURE] was adopted , he became the lieutenant-colonel commandant [ACT] of the 1st regiment [HUMAN GROUP] of loyal london [PLACE] volunteers [PERSON] . the speech [SPEECH] which he delivered in the guildhall [ROOM] on 5 march [PERIOD] 1805 against the roman catholic petition [ACT] was severely criticised in an article [ARTICLE] entitled ' deputy [PERSON] birch [PERSON] and others [UNKNOWN] on the catholic claims [PERSON] , which appeared in the edinburgh review [PLACE] ( x. 124-36 ) . it was , however , highly commended by the king [PERSON] , and the freedom [PERSON] of the city [PLACE] of dublin [PLACE] was twice voted him at the midsummer quarter [PLACE] assembly of the corporation [INSTITUTION] of that city [PLACE] on 19 july [PERIOD] 1805 and 18 july [PERIOD] 1806 , for his advocacy [PERSON] of the protestant ascendency [PROPERTY] in ireland [PLACE] . in 1811 , he was appointed one of the sheriffs [PLACE] of london [PLACE] , and on 9 november [PERIOD] 1814 birch [PERSON] entered on his duties [ACT] as lord mayor [HUMAN ROLE] . tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill [PERSON] of 1815 , and presided at a meeting [ACT] of the livery [ACT] in common hall [PLACE] on 23 february [PERIOD] 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack [EVENT] upon the intended prohibition [ACT] of the free importation [ACT] of foreign corn [PERSON] . the course [PERSON] he took on this occasion [ABSTRACT ENTITY] is commemorated by a medal struck [PERSON] in his honour [UNKNOWN] on the obverse side [PLACE] of which is the bust [PORTION] of the lord mayor [HUMAN ROLE] , and on the reverse [PORTION] a representation [ACT] of a wheatsheaf [PERSON] , with the legend [STYLE] , ' free importation [ACT] , peace [STATE] and plenty [RESULT] . ' during his mayoralty [UNKNOWN] the marble statue [PERSON] of george iii [PERSON] by chantrey [PERSON] , the inscription [WORD] on which was written by birch [PERSON] , was placed in the council chamber [PERSON] of guildhall [ROOM] . almost his last act [ACT] as lord mayor [HUMAN ROLE] was to lay the foundation-stone of the london institution [INSTITUTION] in finsbury circus [PERSON] ( then called the amphitheatre [PROCESS] , moorfields [UNKNOWN] ) on 4 november [PERIOD] 1815 . in 1836 birch [PERSON] , who had for many years [PERIOD] carried on his father [PERSON] 's old business [EVENT] in cornhill [UNKNOWN] , disposed of it to messrs [UNKNOWN] . ring [PERSON] & brymer [PERSON] , the present proprietors [PLACE] . he retired from the court [EVENT] of aldermen [UNKNOWN] in 1810 , and died at his house [PLACE] , 107 guildford street [PLACE] , london [PLACE] , on 10 dec [PERSON] . 1841 , aged 84 . his grandson [PERSON] , also named samuel [PERSON] , would become an eminent egyptologist [PERSON] at the british museum [PLACE] . |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | birch | 3 | PERSON | portair of samuel birch by mary martha pearson . | |
| 2 | cornhill | 3 | UNKNOWN | he was the son of lucas birch , who carried on the business of a pastrycook and confectioner at 16 cornhill . | |
| 3 | mayor | 3 | HUMAN ROLE | samuel birch ( 1757-1841 ) was lord mayor of london , england . | |
| 4 | business | 3 | EVENT | he was the son of lucas birch , who carried on the business of a pastrycook and confectioner at 16 cornhill . | |
| 5 | london | 3 | PLACE | samuel birch ( 1757-1841 ) was lord mayor of london , england . | |
| 6 | city | 3 | PLACE | this shop , though the upper portion of the house had been rebuilt , still ( 1885 ) retains its old-fashioned front , and is probably the oldest shop of the kind in the city . | |
| 7 | samuel | 2 | PERSON | portair of samuel birch by mary martha pearson . | |
| 8 | school | 2 | INSTITUTION | samuel was educated at a private school kept by mr . crawford at newington butts , and upon leaving school was apprenticed to his father . | |
| 9 | king | 2 | PERSON | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 10 | pastrycook | 2 | UNKNOWN | birch began his career as a pastrycook , and was known also as a dramatist . | |
| 11 | shop | 2 | UNKNOWN | this shop , though the upper portion of the house had been rebuilt , still ( 1885 ) retains its old-fashioned front , and is probably the oldest shop of the kind in the city . | |
| 12 | life | 2 | EVENT | life | |
| 13 | house | 2 | PLACE | this shop , though the upper portion of the house had been rebuilt , still ( 1885 ) retains its old-fashioned front , and is probably the oldest shop of the kind in the city . | |
| 14 | guildhall | 2 | ROOM | the speech which he delivered in the guildhall on 5 march 1805 against the roman catholic petition was severely criticised in an article entitled ' deputy | |
| 15 | samuel birch | 2 | PERSON | portair of samuel birch by mary martha pearson . | |
| 16 | lucas birch | 2 | PERSON | he was the son of lucas birch , who carried on the business of a pastrycook and confectioner at 16 cornhill . | |
| 17 | july | 2 | PERIOD | it was , however , highly commended by the king , and the freedom of the city of dublin was twice voted him at the midsummer quarter assembly of the corporation of that city on 19 july 1805 and 18 july 1806 , for his advocacy of the protestant ascendency in ireland . | |
| 18 | father | 2 | PERSON | samuel was educated at a private school kept by mr . crawford at newington butts , and upon leaving school was apprenticed to his father . | |
| 19 | importation | 2 | ACT | tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 february 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . | |
| 20 | george iii | 1 | PERSON | during his mayoralty the marble statue of george iii by chantrey , the inscription on which was written by birch , was placed in the council chamber of guildhall . | |
| 21 | hall | 1 | PLACE | tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 february 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . | |
| 22 | improvement | 1 | ACT | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 23 | corporation acts | 1 | UNKNOWN | in politics he was a strenuous supporter of pitt 's administration , though he vigorously opposed the repeal of the test and corporation acts . | |
| 24 | newington butts | 1 | PERSON | samuel was educated at a private school kept by mr . crawford at newington butts , and upon leaving school was apprenticed to his father . | |
| 25 | reverse | 1 | PORTION | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 26 | children | 1 | PERSON | early in life , in 1778 , he married the daughter of dr . john fordyce , by whom he had a family of thirteen children . | |
| 27 | dec | 1 | PERSON | he retired from the court of aldermen in 1810 , and died at his house , 107 guildford street , london , on 10 dec . | |
| 28 | speech | 1 | SPEECH | the speech which he delivered in the guildhall on 5 march 1805 against the roman catholic petition was severely criticised in an article entitled ' deputy | |
| 29 | place | 1 | PLACE | in may 1807 , he was elected alderman of the candlewick ward in the place of alderman hankey . | |
| 30 | london institution | 1 | INSTITUTION | almost his last act as lord mayor was to lay the foundation-stone of the london institution in finsbury circus ( then called the amphitheatre , moorfields ) on 4 november 1815 . | |
| 31 | confectioner | 1 | PERSON | he was the son of lucas birch , who carried on the business of a pastrycook and confectioner at 16 cornhill . | |
| 32 | council | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | he was elected one of the common council on 21 december 1781 , and in 1789 became deputy of the cornhill ward . | |
| 33 | years | 1 | PERIOD | in 1836 birch , who had for many years carried on his father 's old business in cornhill , disposed of it to messrs . | |
| 34 | duties | 1 | ACT | in 1811 , he was appointed one of the sheriffs of london , and on 9 november 1814 birch entered on his duties as lord mayor . | |
| 35 | foundation stone | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 36 | alderman hankey | 1 | PERSON | in may 1807 , he was elected alderman of the candlewick ward in the place of alderman hankey . | |
| 37 | front | 1 | PORTION | this shop , though the upper portion of the house had been rebuilt , still ( 1885 ) retains its old-fashioned front , and is probably the oldest shop of the kind in the city . | |
| 38 | aldermen | 1 | UNKNOWN | he retired from the court of aldermen in 1810 , and died at his house , 107 guildford street , london , on 10 dec . | |
| 39 | son | 1 | PERSON | he was the son of lucas birch , who carried on the business of a pastrycook and confectioner at 16 cornhill . | |
| 40 | portair | 1 | UNKNOWN | portair of samuel birch by mary martha pearson . | |
| 41 | corn bill | 1 | PERSON | tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 february 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . | |
| 42 | chantrey | 1 | PERSON | during his mayoralty the marble statue of george iii by chantrey , the inscription on which was written by birch , was placed in the council chamber of guildhall . | |
| 43 | edinburgh review | 1 | PLACE | birch and others on the catholic claims , which appeared in the edinburgh review ( x. 124-36 ) . | |
| 44 | inscription | 1 | WORD | during his mayoralty the marble statue of george iii by chantrey , the inscription on which was written by birch , was placed in the council chamber of guildhall . | |
| 45 | loyal london volunteers | 1 | PERSON | subsequently , when the measure was adopted , he became the lieutenant-colonel commandant of the 1st regiment of loyal london volunteers . | |
| 46 | plenty | 1 | RESULT | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 47 | regiment | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | subsequently , when the measure was adopted , he became the lieutenant-colonel commandant of the 1st regiment of loyal london volunteers . | |
| 48 | family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | early in life , in 1778 , he married the daughter of dr . john fordyce , by whom he had a family of thirteen children . | |
| 49 | dramatist | 1 | PERSON | birch began his career as a pastrycook , and was known also as a dramatist . | |
| 50 | brymer | 1 | PERSON | ring & brymer , the present proprietors . | |
| 51 | measure | 1 | MEASURE | subsequently , when the measure was adopted , he became the lieutenant-colonel commandant of the 1st regiment of loyal london volunteers . | |
| 52 | moorfields | 1 | UNKNOWN | almost his last act as lord mayor was to lay the foundation-stone of the london institution in finsbury circus ( then called the amphitheatre , moorfields ) on 4 november 1815 . | |
| 53 | lord mayor | 1 | HUMAN ROLE | samuel birch ( 1757-1841 ) was lord mayor of london , england . | |
| 54 | test | 1 | ABILITY | in politics he was a strenuous supporter of pitt 's administration , though he vigorously opposed the repeal of the test and corporation acts . | |
| 55 | council chamber | 1 | PERSON | during his mayoralty the marble statue of george iii by chantrey , the inscription on which was written by birch , was placed in the council chamber of guildhall . | |
| 56 | formation | 1 | ACT | when he first proposed the formation of volunteer regiments at the outbreak of the french revolution , not a single common councilman supported him . | |
| 57 | portion | 1 | PORTION | this shop , though the upper portion of the house had been rebuilt , still ( 1885 ) retains its old-fashioned front , and is probably the oldest shop of the kind in the city . | |
| 58 | mayoralty | 1 | UNKNOWN | during his mayoralty the marble statue of george iii by chantrey , the inscription on which was written by birch , was placed in the council chamber of guildhall . | |
| 59 | catholic petition | 1 | ACT | the speech which he delivered in the guildhall on 5 march 1805 against the roman catholic petition was severely criticised in an article entitled ' deputy | |
| 60 | dublin | 1 | PLACE | it was , however , highly commended by the king , and the freedom of the city of dublin was twice voted him at the midsummer quarter assembly of the corporation of that city on 19 july 1805 and 18 july 1806 , for his advocacy of the protestant ascendency in ireland . | |
| 61 | leisure time | 1 | PERIOD | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 62 | alderman | 1 | PERSON | in may 1807 , he was elected alderman of the candlewick ward in the place of alderman hankey . | |
| 63 | deputy birch | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 64 | messrs | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1836 birch , who had for many years carried on his father 's old business in cornhill , disposed of it to messrs . | |
| 65 | livery | 1 | ACT | tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 february 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . | |
| 66 | cornhill ward | 1 | PERSON | he was elected one of the common council on 21 december 1781 , and in 1789 became deputy of the cornhill ward . | |
| 67 | attack | 1 | EVENT | tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 february 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . | |
| 68 | others | 1 | UNKNOWN | birch and others on the catholic claims , which appeared in the edinburgh review ( x. 124-36 ) . | |
| 69 | advocacy | 1 | PERSON | it was , however , highly commended by the king , and the freedom of the city of dublin was twice voted him at the midsummer quarter assembly of the corporation of that city on 19 july 1805 and 18 july 1806 , for his advocacy of the protestant ascendency in ireland . | |
| 70 | legend | 1 | STYLE | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 71 | court | 1 | EVENT | he retired from the court of aldermen in 1810 , and died at his house , 107 guildford street , london , on 10 dec . | |
| 72 | march | 1 | PERIOD | the speech which he delivered in the guildhall on 5 march 1805 against the roman catholic petition was severely criticised in an article entitled ' deputy | |
| 73 | sheriffs | 1 | PLACE | in 1811 , he was appointed one of the sheriffs of london , and on 9 november 1814 birch entered on his duties as lord mayor . | |
| 74 | prohibition | 1 | ACT | tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 february 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . | |
| 75 | meeting | 1 | ACT | tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 february 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . | |
| 76 | corporation | 1 | INSTITUTION | in politics he was a strenuous supporter of pitt 's administration , though he vigorously opposed the repeal of the test and corporation acts . | |
| 77 | powers | 1 | POWER | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 78 | ring | 1 | PERSON | ring & brymer , the present proprietors . | |
| 79 | society | 1 | INSTITUTION | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 80 | struck | 1 | PERSON | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 81 | politics | 1 | ACT | in politics he was a strenuous supporter of pitt 's administration , though he vigorously opposed the repeal of the test and corporation acts . | |
| 82 | november | 1 | PERIOD | in 1811 , he was appointed one of the sheriffs of london , and on 9 november 1814 birch entered on his duties as lord mayor . | |
| 83 | may | 1 | PERIOD | in may 1807 , he was elected alderman of the candlewick ward in the place of alderman hankey . | |
| 84 | candlewick ward | 1 | PERSON | in may 1807 , he was elected alderman of the candlewick ward in the place of alderman hankey . | |
| 85 | february | 1 | PERIOD | tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 february 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . | |
| 86 | speaking | 1 | ACT | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 87 | volunteer regiments | 1 | RELATION | when he first proposed the formation of volunteer regiments at the outbreak of the french revolution , not a single common councilman supported him . | |
| 88 | marble statue | 1 | PERSON | during his mayoralty the marble statue of george iii by chantrey , the inscription on which was written by birch , was placed in the council chamber of guildhall . | |
| 89 | british museum | 1 | PLACE | his grandson , also named samuel , would become an eminent egyptologist at the british museum . | |
| 90 | mary martha pearson | 1 | PERSON | portair of samuel birch by mary martha pearson . | |
| 91 | attendant | 1 | PERSON | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 92 | catholic claims | 1 | PERSON | birch and others on the catholic claims , which appeared in the edinburgh review ( x. 124-36 ) . | |
| 93 | december | 1 | PERIOD | he was elected one of the common council on 21 december 1781 , and in 1789 became deputy of the cornhill ward . | |
| 94 | midsummer quarter | 1 | PLACE | it was , however , highly commended by the king , and the freedom of the city of dublin was twice voted him at the midsummer quarter assembly of the corporation of that city on 19 july 1805 and 18 july 1806 , for his advocacy of the protestant ascendency in ireland . | |
| 95 | george i | 1 | PERSON | the business was established in the reign of george i by a mr. horton , the immediate predecessor of lucas birch . | |
| 96 | peace | 1 | STATE | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 97 | repeal | 1 | ACT | in politics he was a strenuous supporter of pitt 's administration , though he vigorously opposed the repeal of the test and corporation acts . | |
| 98 | article | 1 | ARTICLE | the speech which he delivered in the guildhall on 5 march 1805 against the roman catholic petition was severely criticised in an article entitled ' deputy | |
| 99 | taste | 1 | QUANTITY | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 100 | councilman | 1 | PERSON | when he first proposed the formation of volunteer regiments at the outbreak of the french revolution , not a single common councilman supported him . | |
| 101 | bust | 1 | PORTION | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 102 | revolution | 1 | AMOUNT | when he first proposed the formation of volunteer regiments at the outbreak of the french revolution , not a single common councilman supported him . | |
| 103 | commandant | 1 | ACT | subsequently , when the measure was adopted , he became the lieutenant-colonel commandant of the 1st regiment of loyal london volunteers . | |
| 104 | freedom | 1 | PERSON | it was , however , highly commended by the king , and the freedom of the city of dublin was twice voted him at the midsummer quarter assembly of the corporation of that city on 19 july 1805 and 18 july 1806 , for his advocacy of the protestant ascendency in ireland . | |
| 105 | occasion | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 106 | cultivation | 1 | ACT | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 107 | arms tavern | 1 | PERSON | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 108 | supporter | 1 | PERSON | in politics he was a strenuous supporter of pitt 's administration , though he vigorously opposed the repeal of the test and corporation acts . | |
| 109 | egyptologist | 1 | PERSON | his grandson , also named samuel , would become an eminent egyptologist at the british museum . | |
| 110 | amphitheatre | 1 | PROCESS | almost his last act as lord mayor was to lay the foundation-stone of the london institution in finsbury circus ( then called the amphitheatre , moorfields ) on 4 november 1815 . | |
| 111 | finsbury circus | 1 | PERSON | almost his last act as lord mayor was to lay the foundation-stone of the london institution in finsbury circus ( then called the amphitheatre , moorfields ) on 4 november 1815 . | |
| 112 | crawford | 1 | PERSON | samuel was educated at a private school kept by mr . crawford at newington butts , and upon leaving school was apprenticed to his father . | |
| 113 | representation | 1 | ACT | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 114 | pitt | 1 | PERSON | in politics he was a strenuous supporter of pitt 's administration , though he vigorously opposed the repeal of the test and corporation acts . | |
| 115 | career | 1 | QUANTITY | birch began his career as a pastrycook , and was known also as a dramatist . | |
| 116 | course | 1 | PERSON | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 117 | council meetings | 1 | ACT | he became a frequent speaker at the common council meetings . | |
| 118 | honour | 1 | UNKNOWN | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 119 | side | 1 | PLACE | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 120 | proprietors | 1 | PLACE | ring & brymer , the present proprietors . | |
| 121 | administration | 1 | PLACE | in politics he was a strenuous supporter of pitt 's administration , though he vigorously opposed the repeal of the test and corporation acts . | |
| 122 | mr. horton | 1 | PERSON | the business was established in the reign of george i by a mr. horton , the immediate predecessor of lucas birch . | |
| 123 | rooms | 1 | ROOM | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 124 | corn | 1 | PERSON | tory though he was , he opposed the corn bill of 1815 , and presided at a meeting of the livery in common hall on 23 february 1815 , when he made a vigorous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn . | |
| 125 | grandson | 1 | PERSON | his grandson , also named samuel , would become an eminent egyptologist at the british museum . | |
| 126 | ireland | 1 | PLACE | it was , however , highly commended by the king , and the freedom of the city of dublin was twice voted him at the midsummer quarter assembly of the corporation of that city on 19 july 1805 and 18 july 1806 , for his advocacy of the protestant ascendency in ireland . | |
| 127 | ascendency | 1 | PROPERTY | it was , however , highly commended by the king , and the freedom of the city of dublin was twice voted him at the midsummer quarter assembly of the corporation of that city on 19 july 1805 and 18 july 1806 , for his advocacy of the protestant ascendency in ireland . | |
| 128 | act | 1 | ACT | almost his last act as lord mayor was to lay the foundation-stone of the london institution in finsbury circus ( then called the amphitheatre , moorfields ) on 4 november 1815 . | |
| 129 | winter | 1 | PERSON | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 130 | england | 1 | PLACE | samuel birch ( 1757-1841 ) was lord mayor of london , england . | |
| 131 | kind | 1 | INSTANCE | this shop , though the upper portion of the house had been rebuilt , still ( 1885 ) retains its old-fashioned front , and is probably the oldest shop of the kind in the city . | |
| 132 | november birch | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 133 | speaker | 1 | CONCEPT | he became a frequent speaker at the common council meetings . | |
| 134 | daughter | 1 | PERSON | early in life , in 1778 , he married the daughter of dr . john fordyce , by whom he had a family of thirteen children . | |
| 135 | wheatsheaf | 1 | PERSON | the course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor , and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf , with the legend , ' free importation , peace and plenty . ' | |
| 136 | john fordyce | 1 | PERSON | early in life , in 1778 , he married the daughter of dr . john fordyce , by whom he had a family of thirteen children . | |
| 137 | guildford street | 1 | PLACE | he retired from the court of aldermen in 1810 , and died at his house , 107 guildford street , london , on 10 dec . | |
| 138 | outbreak | 1 | OCCURRENCE | when he first proposed the formation of volunteer regiments at the outbreak of the french revolution , not a single common councilman supported him . | |
| 139 | reign | 1 | PLACE | the business was established in the reign of george i by a mr. horton , the immediate predecessor of lucas birch . | |
| 140 | predecessor | 1 | GROUP | the business was established in the reign of george i by a mr. horton , the immediate predecessor of lucas birch . | |
| 141 | essay | 1 | PERSON | when young he devoted much of his leisure time to the cultivation of his mental powers and the improvement of his literary taste ; he was a frequent attendant of a debating society which met in one of the large rooms formerly belonging to the king 's arms tavern , cornhill , and there , in the winter of 1778 , he made his first essay in public speaking . | |
| 142 | deputy | 1 | PERSON | he was elected one of the common council on 21 december 1781 , and in 1789 became deputy of the cornhill ward . |
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| PERSON |
advocacy alderman alderman hankey arms tavern attendant birch brymer candlewick ward catholic claims chantrey children confectioner corn corn bill cornhill ward council chamber councilman course crawford daughter dec deputy deputy birch dramatist egyptologist essay father finsbury circus foundation stone freedom george i george iii grandson john fordyce king loyal london volunteers lucas birch marble statue mary martha pearson mr. horton newington butts november birch pitt ring samuel samuel birch son struck supporter wheatsheaf winter |
| PLACE |
administration british museum city dublin edinburgh review england guildford street hall house ireland london midsummer quarter place proprietors reign sheriffs side |
| ACT |
act catholic petition commandant council meetings cultivation duties formation importation improvement livery meeting politics prohibition repeal representation speaking |
| PERIOD |
december february july leisure time march may november years |
| PORTION |
bust front portion reverse |
| EVENT |
attack business court life |
| INSTITUTION |
corporation london institution school society |
| HUMAN GROUP |
council family regiment |
| QUANTITY |
career taste |
| HUMAN ROLE |
lord mayor mayor |
| ROOM |
guildhall rooms |
| PROCESS |
amphitheatre |
| ARTICLE |
article |
| PROPERTY |
ascendency |
| OCCURRENCE |
outbreak |
| CONCEPT |
speaker |
| WORD |
inscription |
| RESULT |
plenty |
| RELATION |
volunteer regiments |
| AMOUNT |
revolution |
| MEASURE |
measure |
| ABSTRACT ENTITY |
occasion |
| ABILITY |
test |
| SPEECH |
speech |
| STATE |
peace |
| STYLE |
legend |
| POWER |
powers |
| GROUP |
predecessor |
| INSTANCE |
kind |