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Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Henry Fawcett, and National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies black plaque

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

1833-1884 Henry Fawcett Born in Salisbury in 1833. Blinded in a shooting accident, he became Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University and a Liberal MP. He campaigned for equal rights for women and married Millicent Garrett. Appointed Postmaster General in 1880 he reformed the Post Offi

ce by introducing the sixpenny telegram, tablets on letterboxes to show collection times; a savings scheme and postal orders. He introduced the Parcel Post service in 1883. Millicent became the presid

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