http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/people/dr-thomas-hartigan/ Ashurst Wood | Lingfield | Forest Row | Crawley Down Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:26:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/people/dr-thomas-hartigan/comment-page-1/#comment-9 East Grinstead » Edward Steer Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:14:30 +0000 http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/general/dr-thomas-hartigan/#comment-9 [...] Although they described themselves as ‘independents’, the majority of men on the East Grinstead Urban Council were members of the Conservative Party. Edward Steer usually found himself in a minority when votes were taken at council meetings, although he did receive support from Dr. Thomas Hartigan and Joseph Rice who shared his radical political ideas. In 1900 Steer, Hartigan and Rice began their campaign to persuade the town to finance the building of council houses. These men also worked together in the proposal to buy Mount Noddy and to open it as a park for local children. At the time, most people in East Grinstead were hostile to the idea that rates should be used to pay for public parks and to provide cheap housing. [...] [...] Although they described themselves as ‘independents’, the majority of men on the East Grinstead Urban Council were members of the Conservative Party. Edward Steer usually found himself in a minority when votes were taken at council meetings, although he did receive support from Dr. Thomas Hartigan and Joseph Rice who shared his radical political ideas. In 1900 Steer, Hartigan and Rice began their campaign to persuade the town to finance the building of council houses. These men also worked together in the proposal to buy Mount Noddy and to open it as a park for local children. At the time, most people in East Grinstead were hostile to the idea that rates should be used to pay for public parks and to provide cheap housing. [...]

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