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  Business Software Review : Article 'Lord Sinclair'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Baron Saye and Sele 1447 Fiennes, Twisleton Extant Baron Stourton 1448 Stourton Extant The Barony is held by Baron Mowbray,Segrave and Stourton Baron Grey of Groby 1449 Grey Attainted 1554 Held by the Duke of Suffolk.
Baron Herbert of Shurland 1605 Herbert Extant The Barony belongs to the Earl of Montgomery and is held by the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery.
Baron Settrington 1675 Gordon-Lennox Extant The Barony belongs to the Dukedom of Richmond and is held by the Duke of Richmond and Lennox.
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 ABERDARE, 1ST BARON - LoveToKnow Article on ABERDARE, 1ST BARON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
From 1847 to 1852 he was stipendiary magistrate for Merthyr Tydvil and Aberdare, resigning the position in the latter year, when he entered parliament as Liberal member for Merthyr Tydvil.
His tenure of this office was conspicuous for a reform of the licensing laws, and he was responsible for the Licensing Act of 1872, which constituted the magistrates the licensing authority, increased the penalties for misconduct in public-houses and shortened the number of hours for the sale of drink.
S.W. of Merthyr Tydvil, 24 from Cardiff and 160 from London by rail.
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 List of Barons in order of precedence
The Baron Hampton of Hampton Lovett and of Westwood
The Baron Keyes of Seebrugge and of Dover
The Baron Astor of Hever of Hever Castle
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 Wikipedia: List of Barons in order of precedence
This is a list of Barons (Lords of Parliament for Scottish peers) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
The Baron Lucas of Crudwell and The Lord Dingwall (known as Lord Lucas of Crudwell and Dingwall) (1663)
The Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1783, known as Lord Stanley of Alderley)
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 Cardiff City v Methyr. 14/12/99.
Merthyr didn't sit back on the lead and were now playing with confidence and a minute later Shepherd had a chance to make it 2-0, but over-elaborated when well placed.
Merthyr fans were making a lot of noise and even their Chairman, Owen Money was shouting his support from the Director's Box.
Merthyr were understandably dispirited after having matched City for most of the game and when Humphrey's final-minute cross was tipped onto Jason Bowen's head by the unfortunate Thomas, their sense of injustice was complete.
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 ARTICLES FROM THE TIMES (NEWSPAPER) RELATING TO CARDIFF, WALES, 1820 TO 1839
Baron Garrow asking the prisoner whether he would ask the witness any questions, he said, that his first wife had left him, and gone to live with Another man, whom she preferred.
A stiff breeze sprung up during their absence from the vessel, and in attempting to get on board again the captain was washed overboard and perished; his wife, to whom he had only been married about six months, was a melancholy spectator of his unhappy fate.- Cumberland Packet.
The country around Pontypool and at Merthyr is in a very disturbed state, Colonel Considize having been sent for express to Merthyr in the night.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare
Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare (April 161815–February 251895) was a British statesman who served in government during the late 19th century, most notably as Home Secretary and as Lord President of the Council.
From 1847 to 1854 he was stipendiary magistrate for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, resigning the position in the latter year, when he entered parliament as Liberal member for Merthyr Tydfil.
His tenure of this office was conspicuous for a reform of the licensing laws, and he was responsible for the Licensing Act 1872, which made the magistrates the licensing authority, increased the penalties for misconduct in public-houses and shortened the number of hours for the sale of drink.
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 Ancestors - pafg07 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Betty Adamson was born 24 Dec 1800 in Baron Parish, Lanark, Scotland.
Margaret Adamson was born 24 Aug 1814 in Baron Parish, Lanark, Scotland.
Jane Adamson was born 13 Oct 1818 in Baron Parish, Lanark, Scotland.
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 Sports Fresh : Article 'List of hereditary baronies'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Barons of Castel Cicciano (cr:1560)Kingdom of Spain and Sicily.
Barons of Ghariexem e Tabia (cr:1638) Knights of Malta Barons of Gomerino (cr:1710) Knights of Malta Barons of Budaq (cr:1716) Knights of Malta Marquises of San Vincenzo Ferreri (cr:1716) Kingdom of Spain and of Two Sicilies.
Fiteni, Baron of Budaq Gomez-Barons of It Scardio e Scajscach, 1374 Grungo-Barons di Pietra Lunga, 1513, and Jardum Grandi, 1510.
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 Lord Lindsay and Balniel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Scottish Barons are not peers, but merely holders of feudal baronies, which can be bought and sold.
This royal council came to be composed of ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the counties (afterwards, representatives of the boroughs as well).
Moreover, feudalism was dying, and the feudal armies controlled by the barons became obsolete.
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 Rec Fresh : Article 'Baron Tedder'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Baron Tedder is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Barons Tedder (1946) Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890-1967) John Michael Tedder, 2nd Baron Tedder (1926-1994) Robin John Tedder, 3rd Baron Tedder (b.
This is a list of Barons ("Lords of Parliament" in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
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 ViaMichelin - Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Merthyr has suffered the effects of economic change, as like many other towns in this region, it has now set about the task of finding a new role and a fresh image - as a town with a strong heritage on the edge of the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park.
Cyfarthfa Castle is a testament to Merthyr's history as the world's 'iron capital': overlooking the site of the 19th-century Cyfarthfa ironworks, the neo-Gothic mansion was built for iron baron Richard Crawshay and is now run as a museum.
From Merthyr, the Trail runs south, using the old Merthyr Tramway and the towpath of the Glamorganshire canal, opened in 1795 to carry iron and coal to the docks at Cardiff.
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 ipedia.com: Peerage Act 1963 Article
Baron Beaverbrook, by Max Aitken, from 1964 to his death in 1985
Baron Monkswell, by William Collier, from 1964 to 1984
Baron Archibald, by Christopher Archibold from 1975 to 1996
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 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
The Barony belongs to the Dukedom of Richmond and is held by the Duke of Richmond and Lennox.
Held by the Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland and of the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Also Baron Carrington in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Carington of Upton for Life in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
www.irelandinformationguide.com /List_of_Baronies   (3561 words)

  
 Baron Merthyr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
William Thomas Lewis 1st Baron Merthyr (1837 - 1914)
William Brereton Couchman Lewis 3rd Baron Merthyr 1901 - 1977)
During the 1980s, Terry Gilliam directed a trio of movies that he referred to as a trilogy: "Time Bandits," "Brazil," and "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen." "Brazil" is the most popular of the three, having built...
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 JOSEPH Surname - Descendants of Joseph Watkin
Joseph was buried 27(29?) Jul 1798 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire.
His sons went to Merthyr Tydfil and he is said to have gone there after his wife died.
She was born 20 Sep 1782 Fforest Nest, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire and died 17 Nov 1848 at Mount Pleasant, Merthyr Vale, Glamorganshire, (she died of 'Apoplexy' at Tramroad Side M.T.).
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 thePeerage.com - Exhibit
Berry, William Ewert, first Viscount Camrose 1879-1954, newspaper proprietor, was born at Merthyr Tydfil 23 June 1879, the second of the three sons, all to be raised to the peerage, of Alderman John Mathias Berry, estate agent, by his wife, Mary Ann, daughter of Thomas Rowe, of Pembroke Dock.
At the age of fourteen he was given his opportunity as a cub journalist on the Merthyr Times by W. Hadley [qv.].
In 1958 they disposed of the Amalgamated Press to Cecil H. King of Daily Mirror Holdings, who renamed the group Fleetway Publications, Ltd. A portrait in oils of Camrose by Maurice Codner is in the offices of the Daily Telegraph; and a memorial tablet by Sir Albert Richardson in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral.
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 Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Some greedy businessmen took advantage of the situation, and the era of the Robber Baron was born.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, railroad owners were at the center of many scandals stemming from the excessive profits they made and the monopolies they controlled.
One of the things that the Robber Barons did was to charge high rates in areas where they did not have any competition.
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 Green
In nearby Merthyr Tydfil the Coal Baron and Iron Master Crawshay Bailey was a typical example.
However, much of this work was not carried out, until over 100 Primary School Children were killed in 1966, when one of the waste tips overlooking the mining community of Aberfan in the Merthyr area, slid onto the local school.
Within seven miles the Rhondda and Merthyr Valleys which abound with the history of Wales.
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 The Virtual FormGuide - Stewards Reports - Eagle Farm (Qld)
BARON SEATTLE, which became cast in the barriers, was declared a late scratching on veterinary advice at 1.53 p.m.
When questioned regarding the seemingly disappointing performance of MERTHYR ROAD, J. Taylor stated that the gelding travelled well in the early stages but when placed under pressure shortly after straightening, MERTHYR ROAD failed to respond to his riding.
Baron Seattle - Bar - Barrier manners - B/cert.
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 David Alfred Thomas: The Lusitania Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
As D. would say of her daughter, "Margaret and I are not like father and daughter.
D. Thomas was elected Member of Parliament (MP) as a Liberal for Merthyr Tydfil in 1888.
D. Thomas was awarded the title of Baron Rhondda in 1916.
www.bytenet.net /kaleidoscope/lusitania/saloon_class/thomas_da.html   (1151 words)

  
 Ted Rowlands - Art History Online Reference and Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Edward "Ted" Rowlands, Baron Rowlands is a politician in Wales.
He served as member of Parliament for the Labour Party representing Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney until he stepped down in 2001.
In June 2004 he was given a life peerage, as Baron Rowlands, of Merthyr Tydfil and of Rhymney in the County of Mid-Glamorgan.
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 AnzacSunday.
A whole culture seems to have been plucked bodily from Wales in the UK and set into the Hunter valley to mine the rich lode of coal in the Newcastle seams.
Nearby town names like Aberglassyn, Abermain, Pelaw Main, Stanford Merthyr and Aberdare provide witness to a strong Welsh presence.
On Sunday, 22nd April 2001, a grey, overcast day, there was a special commemorative service to remember 1857 Hunter Valley coal miners and 2678 Hunter Valley men who served in France and Belgium during World War 1.
pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/14312/20050426/www.anzacs.net/AnzacSunday.htm   (648 words)

  
 Crasdant - Nos Sadwrn Back
W.T.Lewis was the first Baron Merthyr of Senghennydd, and William Southern Clark was mining agent for the estate of the Marquis of Bute in South Wales.
The tune was without name in the manuscript, and Robin baptised it with the present one.
The melody was first published in: John Thomas ('Ieuan Ddu', 1795-1871) Y Caniedydd Cymreig - The Cambrian Minstrel, (Merthyr Tudful, 1845).
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 William Berry
William Berry, son of John Berry, an estate agent, was born in Merthyr Tydfil on 23rd June 1879.
Berry was raised to the peerage (Baron Camrose) in 1929.
Over the next few years he concentrated on restoring the fortunes of the Daily Telegraph.
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 MerthyrGeneralHospital
The Merthyr General Hospital was built in 1888, mainly by the efforts of Sir W.T.Lewis (Lord Merthyr), who obtained financial support from the Marquess of Bute, and by public subscription.
W T Lewis later Baron Merthyr of Senghenydd funded the building of the fountain
General Hospital Medical Staff in the the 1930s.
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 Archives Collection - M   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Deeds and documents (donated by C W Meredith) relating to cos Radnor and Hereford, 1624-1751.
Deeds relating to south Wales counties, 1584-1921, including some relating to the Baskerville family of Aberedw, co. Radnor; a few papers, mainly of industrial interest, of William Thomas Lewis, 1st baron Merthyr (1837-1914).
Papers of John William Morris, later Baron Morris of Borth-y-gest (1896-1979), judge.
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 Dark Mysteries Book I Chapter 3: Diversions
Even this far from the mouth of the river, the waterway was still wide enough and deep enough to accommodate smaller sea-going vessels.
Even now a small ship sailed along the river, its single triangular sail billowed to one side as the ship traveled south towards Merthyr, or perhaps even Llwelyn itself (which was as far as most ships could sail on the river).
"Baron McIntyre was mad enough, I think he would have torn Coalface in half bare-handed if Coalface would have tripped!" The rest of the Company laughed and nodded.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 928
Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge+ b.
She married Thomas Merthyr Guest, son of Sir Josiah John Guest, 1st Bt.
     Thomas Merthyr Guest was born on 18 January 1838.
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