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  Wikipedia: Peerage of the United Kingdom
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 John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon, KG, PC, QC (born 5 November 1931), was a UK Labour politician.
He represented Aberavon as its Labour MP from 1959 until 2001, when he was succeeded by Hywel Francis.
He was created Baron Morris of Aberavon and made a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 2003.
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 Territorial designation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For instance, the life peerages conferred on the former Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and James Callaghan were created as Baroness Thatcher, of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire and Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, of the City of Cardiff in the Royal County of South Glamorganshire.
For instance, the life peerages conferred on Margaret McDonagh and John Morris were created as Baroness McDonagh, of Mitcham and of Morden in the London Borough of Merton and Baron Morris of Aberavon, of Aberavon in the County of West Glamorgan and of Ceredigion in the County of Dyfed.
Thus the title Baron Stanley of Alderley, in the County of Chester differs in format from Baron Stanley, of Bickerstaffe in the County Palatine of Lancaster only by the placement of the comma: the former title is Baron Stanley of Alderley whilst the latter is Baron Stanley.
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 ARTICLES FROM THE TIMES (NEWSPAPER) RELATING TO CARDIFF, WALES, 1820 TO 1839
The Marianne, of and from this port for London, parted from her anchors at the Mumbles during the gale, and was lost near Aberavon.
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.
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The most important Norman barons in Wales were the Earls of Chester in the valley of the Dee, the Mortimers on the upper Wye, the Braoses on the upper Usk, and the Clares in the south.
The conquest of Wales, by Norman baron and English king, tended to raise the serf to the level of the freeman.
The tenants of the barons were restless and rebellious; they said they were free, that they would not work as serfs, that they would not bring food rents, but that they would pay a fixed rent for every acre they held.
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 ARTICLES FROM THE TIMES RELATING TO THE COASTGUARD SERVICE 1785 - 1850
Mr Baron Gurney informed them that he would state their recommendation in a higher quarter, but that very little hope ought to be entertained on the part of the prisoner.
His Lordship then proceeded to pass the sentence of the law on the prisoner, and directed his body to be buried within the precincts of the prison inwhich he had been confined, according to the provisions of the 16th section of the new anatomy bill.
Thomas Morris of Brookland was also committed to Dymchurch gaol for 6 months, with hard labour, for having hired a person to assist in landing a cargo of contraband goods.
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 Wikipedia: Knights of the Garter (after 1899)
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, Viceroy of India, Permanent Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs (1916)
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Baron Irwin, Viceroy of India, Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1931)
Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, etc. (1971)
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 John Morris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
John Morris Baron Morris of Aberavon PC (born 5 November 1931) was a UK Labour Party member of parliament for Aberavon.
Morris' commentary was all I expected it to be, and much more.
What I did not know was the Morris' commentary, while certainly being a sch...
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 thePeerage.com - Name Index 829
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 aberavon - OneLook Dictionary Search
Aberavon : Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [home, info]
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Phrases that include aberavon: baron morris of aberavon, lady howe of aberavon, lord howe of aberavon, lord morris of aberavon
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 West Glamorgan Archive Service - What archives are available?
Scope and content: The collection consists of three parts; firstly building leases of land at Tonyrefail, secondly documents relating to the acquisition of minerals at Gilfach-goch mountain in the parish of Ystradyfodwg, and thirdly documents relating to trusteeship of the estate of William Jones of Painswick and Margam.
Baron of Cardiff in 1551, and was also awarded the Lordship of Glamorgan by the Crown.
The ancient borough boundaries were the same as those of the ecclesiastical parish, with the exception of the narrow north-eastern part which included Corlannau and Pant-du.
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 thePeerage.com - Index to King's and Queen's Counsels
Morton, Hugh Drennan Baird, Baron Morton of Shuna 
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 History > Rides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Number seven was new to Morecambe and had a spell travelling with Chris Morris before a burn out in 1990.
This machine was a one-off that later had problems due to the circumference being slightly too small, and was quickly sold to Aberavon Park, before a brief spell travelling with George Godden in the late 1960s (exported around 1967).
Its spell at Aberavon proved important, since the manufacturing firm of Ivan Bennett had a hand in the park and soon commenced manufacture of their version of the Paratrooper.
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In December the rioters again assembled in the town and committed the greatest riots and outrages, "firing guns loaded with ball and shot in the open streets thereof, and from the stables of the Red Lyon Inn, the chief place of their rendezvous...
In 1761, Lord Talbot was created Earl Talbot and Baron Dynevor, and the right of succession to the barony was specially granted to his daughter.
Hence, although George Rice was never raised to the peerage, the barony held by his father-in-law was handed down in the Rice family.
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 List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present)
945 (app 24.4.1972) Hervey (Rhodes), Baron Rhodes (1895-1987).
950 (app 23.4.1974) Humphrey (Trevelyan), Baron Trevelyan (1905-85).
961 (app 22.4.1983) Adm. Terence Thornton (Lewin), Baron Lewin (1920-99).
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In May 1873 he was appointed lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, but died soon after.
He was appointed K.C.M.G. (1955), and K.G. (1972), and was made a baron on Feb. 8, 1960.
Hurd of Westwell (of Westwell in the County of Oxfordshire), Douglas (Richard) Hurd, Baron (b.
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 BBC NEWS | Wales | Funeral for Lord Geraint
Among the politicians from all parties attending Saturday's funeral were Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile, Lord Morris of Aberavon, Lord Elystan Morgan, former Plaid Cymru AM and MP Cynog Dafis, Welsh assembly presiding officer Lord Elis Thomas and Montgomery MP Lembit Opik.
In the 1970s, he won recognition for the Farmers Union of Wales from the then Labour Government during its power-sharing with the Liberals.
As Baron Geraint of Ponterwyd, which he became in 1992, he was an active member of the House of Lords.
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 Order of the Garter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Male members of the Order are known as "Knights Companion," while female ones are known as "Ladies Companion." Formerly, vacancies were filled by the Sovereign upon the nomination of the members.
Each member would nominate nine candidates (of which three had to have the rank of Earl or higher, three the rank of Baron or higher, and three the rank of Knight or higher).
The Sovereign would then choose as many nominees as were necessary to fill any vacancies that developed in the Order; he was not obliged to choose those who received the most nominations.
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 Lords Hansard text for 4 Jul 2001 (210704-01)
The Right Honourable Sir John Morris, Knight, QC, having been created Baron Morris of Aberavon, of Aberavon in the County of West Glamorgan and of Ceredigion in the County of Dyfed, for life--Was, in his robes, introduced between the Lord Prys-Davies and the Lord Merlyn-Rees.
The Right Honourable Sir Peter Norman Fowler, Knight, having been created Baron Fowler, of Sutton Coldfield in the County of West Midlands, for life--Was, in his robes, introduced between the Lord Saatchi and the Lord Brittan of Spennithorne.
Whether they will undertake not to proceed with any legislation requiring Ministers to make statements of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights unless and until the Joint Committee on Human Rights has been appointed to scrutinise such statements for both Houses of Parliament.
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 Forms of Address - Events - DeskDemon.com UK 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Life peerages are created each year and hold the rank for their own lives only; the titles do not pass on to their children.
Both men and women may be granted life peerages, and the titles given to them are baron and baroness.
This is to distinguish him from Lord Morris of Manchester.
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 John Morris -
He was replaced by Hywel Francis in 2001.He was Secretary of State for Wales between March 5, 1974 and May 5, 1979 and was United Kingdom Attorney General between 1997 and 1999.He was created Baron Morris of Aberavon and made a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 2003.
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 Cwmgors and Gwaun-cae-gurwen, a genealogy help page
H Rees, D Morris and others as the Glanamman Tin Plate Co. The works having been erected by a Mr David Richards (who, in partnership with Mr James Jones, purchased the Dynevor Tinplate Works in August 1881)
Morris the proprietor, and the Brodie's who later took over the concern, carried on the school.
The Court Baron was the means by which the administrative business of the Manor was organised and conducted for the benefit of the Lord of the Manor and his tenants.
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The victory is not only the sign of revolt, but of a general running amok.
Grayson "bluntly told me his intention was to force the rupture in the Labour Party and that he should use his opportunities by private correspondence with I.L.P. branches to agitate for that end...He is gone off his head." Grayson has acquired a number of RMD's private letters and intends to publish them.
of the Aberavon T.U. Institute) to Ramsay MacDonald, concerning the present situation in China, and expressing disappointment in Labour Party policy on the matter.
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 GENUKI: Glamorgan Book List
Mayors and portreeves of Aberavon and Port Talbot.
Whittlebury : Published by Baron in association with Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council, 1994.
Tir Iarll (The Earl's Land) : comprising the ancient parishes of Llangynwyd, Bettws, Margam, and Kenfig.
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 SWANSEA - Online Information article about SWANSEA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
title of barons de Gower dates from 15o6.
The castle was frequently attacked and on several occasions more or less demolished, in the 12th and 13th centuries by the Welsh under the princes of Dynevor.
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 West Glamorgan Archive Service - What archives are available?
Robert, Lord Brooke and Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court, Warwickshire; ii) Henry Niccolls of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, Glamorgan, clerk; The rectory of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, Glamorgan, together with all tithes, now in the tenure of David Evans of Neath Abbey, Glamorgan, gent.; Endorsed: 1, 53
The said 63 acres was formerly adjoined by the customary lands of Morgan Thomas called Ynisdderw [Ynys-y-derw] and Gellyveleogon on the west part, the river called Nant y Clyn coch on the north part, the lands formerly of Daniel Morris esq.
and Anne Whittington Morris his wife; iv) John Donague of Neath, Glamorgan, gent.; One undivided moiety of Anne Whittington Morris, comprising two messuages next to the town hall in Neath, Glamorgan, and now in the tenures of William Close and Mrs.
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 Dyfed Family History Society Alumni Oxoniensis
vicar of Aberavon with Baglan, Gloucester, 1845 until his death 9 March 1851).
3 Feb 1761 aged 18; Baron Milford, so created 23 July 1766, MP Pembrokeshire 1765-70 and 1786-1812, then Plympton 1774-9, Haverfordwest 1784-96, died 28 Nov 1823.
1847, 5th Baron Dinevor in 1869, vicar of Fairford, co. Gloucester 1828 until his death 3 Aug 1878.
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