Notable residents Norton-sub-Hamdon



paddy ashdown



john james henry sturmey (1857–1930), known henry sturmey, best remembered inventor james archer of sturmey-archer three-speed hub bicycles, technical editor , journalist heavily involved pioneer of cycling , automotive industries. born @ norton-sub-hamdon, somerset, died aged 72 @ home in coventry on 8 january


samuel lawrence (august 16, 1879 – october 25, 1959) canadian politician , trade unionist. born in somerset village of norton-sub-hamdon william lawrence , ann geard on 16 august 1879, emigrated canada, settling in hamilton, ontario family in 1912. in 1934 elected legislative assembly of ontario member of legislative assembly (mla) hamilton east


the village home paddy ashdown, former local mp , ex-leader of liberal democrats political party. knighted (kbe) in 2000 , became life peer baron ashdown of norton-sub-hamdon in county of somerset in house of lords after retiring commons in 2001.






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