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
Stanley Wilson (British politician) Stanley Wilson (British politician) Arthur Stanley Wilson (30 July 1868 – 12 April 1938) was a Conservative Party politician in England. He was the son the Hull-based shipowner and prominent local Liberal Arthur Wilson, who was best known nationally for hosting the party at his Tranby Croft home which led to the royal baccarat scandal. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalene College, Cambridge. At the 1900 general election, Wilson was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Holderness. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1922 general election by the Liberal candidate William Bowdler, after which