claim: Scandal is fronted by someone born on June 26, 1957.
evidence: Richard Thornton -LRB- 20 September 1776 -- 20 June 1865 -RRB- was an English millionaire .. He died in Merton , Surrey and is buried at West Norwood Cemetery in London .. Merton. London Borough of Merton. West Norwood Cemetery. West Norwood Cemetery. On his death , Richard Thornton left an estate of # 2,800,000 , which is the largest fortune to have been valued for probate in Great Britain before 1870 .. Richard Thornton was a merchant and trader , notably in Baltic goods .. Baltic. Baltic region. He was also a Liveryman of the Leathersellers ' Company -LRB- a Livery Company of the City of London -RRB- , of which he became Master in 1836 .. Livery Company. Livery Company. City of London. City of London. He personally funded the new almshouses built for the Leathersellers ' Company at Barnet , where his bust -LRB- by Thomas Earle -RRB- is still preserved and a nearby road is named Thornton Road in his honour .. The Leathersellers ' Company also has a portrait of Thornton painted in 1838 by Frederick Yeates Hurlstone .. Frederick Yeates Hurlstone. Frederick Yeates Hurlstone