Royal Horseguards Hotel Royal Horseguards Hotel The Royal Horseguards Hotel is a 5-star London hotel situated in the area of Whitehall. It is operated by Guoman Hotels, a subsidiary of Thistle Hotels. Whitehall Court was constructed as a block of luxury residential apartments in 1884 by the Liberal MP and property developer Jabez Balfour. The building's construction was the centrepiece of an elaborate pyramid scheme for fraud by Balfour, through the Liberator Building Society which he controlled. In 1892 the Society collapsed, leaving thousands of investors penniless. Instead of advancing money to home buyers, the Society had advanced money to property companies to
Richard Stapley (politician) Peace and a Member of Council of the City of London. Richard Stapley (politician) Sir Richard Stapley JP (23 October 1842 – 20 May 1920), was a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. Stapley was born the son of Robert Stapley, of Twineham, Sussex. In 1866 he married Annie Jenner. He was knighted in 1908. In 1919 he founded the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust. Stapley was Liberal candidate for the Brixton division of Lambeth at the 1892 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Holborn division of Finsbury at the January 1910 General Election. He did not