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The 18 Names in the Progress Window |
| Name | What the Window Says |
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| Hannah Ball | Founder of Sunday Schools 1769 |
| John Bates | Gold Medallist Paper Manufacturer 1787 |
| Samuel Treacher Thomas Widgington |
Pioneer Chair Manufacturers 1805 |
| Robert Wheeler | Founder of the First Bank 1812 |
| Hon Robert John Smith Hon Charles Grey |
Hon Members of Parliament After the Reform Bill 1832 |
| James George Tatem George Harman |
First Mayors After the Municipal Corporations Act 1836 |
| Daniel Hearn | Developer of the Lace Industry 1837 |
| Benjamin Drewett | Master of the 1st Public Elementary School 1837 |
| Henry Kingston | Author of the First History of High Wycombe 1848 |
| William Butler | Founder of the First Newspaper 1856 |
| William Judson | Editor of the First Newspaper 1856 |
| John Turner Thomas Lucas |
Originators of the Cottage Hospital 1871 |
| John Parker | Author of the History and Antiquities of Wycombe 1878 |
| James Oliff Griffits QC | Donor of Frogmore Gardens 1877, Founder of Free Library 1882 |