claim: William Blackstone was born in Boston.
evidence: Peter David Shore , Baron Shore of Stepney , PC -LRB- 20 May 1924 -- 24 September 2001 -RRB- was a British Labour politician and former Cabinet Minister , noted in part for his opposition to the United Kingdom 's entry into the European Economic Community .. Privy Council of the United Kingdom. Stepney. Stepney ( UK Parliament constituency ). Labour. Labour Party ( UK ). politician. politician. Cabinet Minister. UK Cabinet. European Economic Community. European Union. His idiosyncratic left-wing nationalism led to comparison with the French politician Jean-Pierre Chevenement .. politician. politician. Jean-Pierre Chevenement. Jean-Pierre Chevenement. He was described in an obituary by the Conservative journalist Patrick Cosgrave as `` Between Harold Wilson and Tony Blair , the only possible Labour Party leader of whom a Conservative leader had cause to walk in fear '' and , along with Enoch Powell , `` the most captivating rhetorician of the age '' .. Harold Wilson. Harold Wilson. Labour. Labour Party ( UK ). Patrick Cosgrave. Patrick Cosgrave. Tony Blair. Tony Blair. Enoch Powell. Enoch Powell