First name of Britain's Commissioner of Works in 1856; a bell was named for him
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... who was the Commissioner of Works during the construction of the new Palace 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Big Ben - Facts, are mystery till now about incredible history [PAR] Dec 5, 2014 ... Much attention is given to the chimes of Big Ben.