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Description: | Lucas is depicted standing in his mayoral robes on top of a yellow sandstone pedestal with triangular pediment and plain cornice. Additional Information: John Lucas (1837-1900) was a vice president of the Northern Reform League and colleague of Joseph Cowen (TWNE40, qv). An advanced Liberal Unionist, he stood as parliamentary candidate for Gateshead in 1895, but was defeated. In 1888 and 1889 he was elected Mayor of Gateshead and was long-standing chairman of the Dredging and River Works Committee for the Tyne. It was said that 'none can dispute his earnestness in any good cause'.(1) | Subjects: | Statue | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Stevenson, W. Grant | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7519... | Go to resource |
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