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John Hussey
Nobleman. c1466 - 1537
The leading nobleman in the county, he became a pivotal figure during
the time of the Reformation when there was a great deal of civil
unrest over the closure of the monasteries.
Having incurred the anger of Henry VIII for failing to oppose the
pro-Catholic uprising, which led to the Pilgrimage of Grace the
previous year, he was beheaded for High Treason in 1537.
His house, Hussey Tower, is located close to South End and Skirbeck
Road in Boston.
John Foxe
 Author
and Reformist. 1516 - 1587
Foxe was born in the Market Place, Boston in 1516 and wrote the
Book of Martyrs, the English edition of which was published in March
1563.
Foxe’s writings were to have a tremendous influence on the
development of the English Reformation. Foxe had the courage and
conviction to stand up and question the established religion of
his time. At the end of the 16th century his Book of Martyrs was,
after the Bible, the second most widely read book in the English
language.
He died in 1587 and was buried in the chancel of St Giles Church,
Cripplegate in the City of London.
John Cotton
 First
vicar of Boston Massachusetts. 1585 - 1652
Born in Derby on 4th December 1585. He was appointed vicar of St.
Botolph?s church, Boston in 1612 and held in high esteem by his
parishioners.
A non-conformist, he initiated a resurgence in religious enthusiasm
amongst the townspeople who were now mainly Puritan. Compelled by
ill-health to leave Boston in 1631 he sailed to America in July
1633 to escape the rigid disciplines of existing church practices.
He was ordained as the first vicar of Boston, Massachusetts on 15th
October that year and continued until the time of his death.
George Bass
 Explorer
Born at Aswarby he moved with his family to Skirbeck as a child.
He was a surgeon on board the ship the Reliance with Matthew Flinders.
Bass explored the east coast of Australia and together with Flinders
proved that Tasmania was an island. He is credited for discovering
Bass Strait, the stretch of water separating Australia from the
island of Tasmania.
He disappeared in 1803 after he sailed into the Pacific Ocean with
a cargo that he wanted to sell in South America.
Herbert Ingram
 Founder
of the Illustrated London News. 1811 - 1860
Born in Boston on 27th May 1811, pictorial journalism was the brainchild
of Ingram who went on to found the Illustrated London News in 1842,
from which he became wealthy.
He was MP for Boston from 1856 until he drowned in 1860 in Lake
Michigan, USA. His statue, which appears in the Market Place, was
designed by Alexander Munro and was unveiled in October 1862. The
allegorical figure, at the base of the monument, is a reference
to Ingram?s efforts to bring the first piped water to the town.
Jean Ingelow
 Poet.
1820 - 1897
Born in Boston on the 13th March 1820, Jean Ingelow wrote poetry,
novels and children’s stories and is best remembered for writing
the poem, The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire.
She lived in the town until aged 14 and her family home was situated
off South Square. She died in 1897 and was buried in Brompton Cemetery,
London.
Arthur Lucan
 Old
Mother Riley. 1885 - 1954
It was at Shodfriars Hall in 1899 that Sibsey born Arthur Towle,
then a boy of 14, first got to know the smell of greasepaint. He
later adopted the stage name of Lucan and toured the halls with
his wife, Kitty McShane.
He gained fame as ‘Old Mother Riley’ on stage, radio
and also screen, with a series of comedy films between the late
1930`s and early 1950`s.
John Motson
 Football
Commentator. 1945 -
He made his debut for the BBC in 1972 commentating on non-league
Hereford United's sensational 2-1 victory over mighty Newcastle
in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup. 'Motty' has stated that it is still
the Boston United result he looks out for first on a Saturday.
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