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  biographies: Lord George Curzon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
George Curzon was the eldest son of Baron Curzon.
George Nathaniel Curzon was the eldest son of Baron Curzon.
George's hair was cut short even before he was breached as can be seen in the portrait of him in his kilt suit (figure 1).
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 Post-War British Cinema
British society in the pre-war period, especially 1918 through 1935, was marked by a stratified class system and economic doldrums.
Unfortunately, distribution of British films in the United States was severely hampered by a tax crisis in 1947.
Post-war British film was both a response to the world war and a reaction to the film styles of the war and post-war periods.
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 John Russell, 1st Earl Russell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
When the Whigs came to power in 1830 in Charles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyEarl Grey's government, Russell entered the government as Paymaster of the Forces, and was soon elevated to the Cabinet.
In 1834, when the leader of the Commons, John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl SpencerLord Althorp, succeeded to the peerage as Earl Spencer, Russell became the leader of the Whigs in the Commons, a position he maintained for the rest of the decade, until the Whigs fell from power in 1841.
In particular, his attempts to attain British mediation in the American war, which were shot down by the cautious Palmerston, did not improve his position.
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 ABERDEEN - LoveToKnow Article on ABERDEEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
ABERDEEN, GEORGE GORDON, IST EARL OF (1637-1720), lord chancellor of Scotland, son of Sir John Gordon, ist baronet of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, executed by the Presbyterians in 1644, was born on the 3rd of October 1637.
His eldest son, George John James, succeeded as 5th earl; his second son was General Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon, K.C.B.; his third son was the Reverend Douglas Hamilton-Gordon; and his youngest son Arthur Hamilton, after holding various high offices under the crown, was created Baron Stanmore in 1893.
The 6th earl, George (1841-1870), son of the 5th earl, was drowned at sea, and was succeeded by his brother John Campbell Gordon, 7th earl of Aberdeen (b.
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 Register of Historic Places
Grey was an important British colonial diplomat and politician, having been twice governor of New Zealand (1845-1853 & 1861-1868), the last superintendent of Auckland (1875-1876), and the premier of New Zealand (1877-1879).
Grey supported colonial expansion as a way of alleviating poverty in Britain and Ireland, and was an advocate of cultural assimilation between different peoples.
The monument is historically significant for its commemoration of Sir George Grey, who was a major figure in the colonial history of New Zealand and the British Empire.
www.historic.org.nz /Register/ListingDetail.asp?RID=119&sm=   (723 words)

  
 George Grey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the British politician, see Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet.
For the British colonial governor (and later Premier of New Zealand), see George Edward Grey.
See also George Gray, for individuals using a variant spelling.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Grey   (112 words)

  
 Soros' role in Capitalism, destruction of the USSR, Asia Crisis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
George Soros is merely the visible face of a vast and very nasty network of private financial interests, controlled by the leading aristocratic and royal families of Europe.
George Soros -or what might be called the "George Soros spider web of institutions" - is at the center of a vast cultural-political operation of deconstruction in Central and Eastern Europe, and throughout the territory of the former Soviet Union.
George Soros plays also an important role in USA foreign politics, already in 1980 he organized, together with his close associates, Secretaries of State Zbig Brzezinsky and Mad Albraight, a National Endowment for Democracy (NED) fund, which is a kind of joint venture of CIA and private business, greed oriented, activities.
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 Chandos, Grey Brydges, 5th Baron --  Encyclopædia Britannica
British politician, leader of the Whig (liberal) Party, and prime minister (1830–34), who presided over the passage of the Reform Act of 1832, modernizing the franchise and the electoral system.
British general in the American Revolution who commanded in victories in several battles, notably against the American general Anthony Wayne and at the Battle of Germantown (1777–78).
Grey wrote more than 80 books during his career and is credited with helping to mold the literary genre known as the Western.
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She wrote: “George’s favourite spots were away from the town centre and traffic and I hope one day a more appropriate, quiet place will present itself as a fitting memorial to a man who enjoyed nature and solitude.
George's fortune was either $153 million, according to Reuters or $155 million, according to the New York Daily News, not billion as was stated in the story we originally linked to, and as several people pointed out.
George was fully aware of our transient existence as human beings and frequently talked about how important it was to be aware of our mortality because by becoming aware of we we would make sure that we paid attention to things in life that were really important.
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 1988 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
January 2 - Edmund Brisco Ford, British geneticist (b.
January 7 - Trevor Howard, British actor (b.
January 16 - Ballard Berkeley, British actor (b.
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 Petre, Sir Edward, 2nd Baronet --  Encyclopædia Britannica
British statesman whose 11 years (1905–16) as British foreign secretary, the longest uninterrupted tenure of that office in history, were marked by the start of World War I, about which he made a comment that became proverbial: “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.”
British prime minister (1834–35, 1841–46) and founder of the Conservative Party.
British politician, confidant and adviser of prime minister Sir Robert Peel, and the leading Peelite in the House of Commons after Peel's death (1850).
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 The Narrative Press
Pierre Jean De Smet was born January 30, 1801 in Belgium and arrived in the United States as a Jesuit novice in 1821, where he ran a school for Native American children from 1824-1830 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Elizabeth Custer chronicles the journey with her legendary husband, General George A. Custer, from the time of his leaving the Army of the Potomac in 1865, through Texas, New Orleans, and to the western frontier.
In 1839, Eugene Duflot de Mofras was dispatched by the French government to investigate the commercial possibilities (and political and military realities) of the northwest provinces of Mexico and the British, American, and Russian settlements further north.
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 17th Century British History
Cherry, George L. THE CONVENTION PARLIAMENT 1689: A Biographical Study of Its Members.
Production of this book was a project of a course in Graphic Processes at the Fine Arts Dept of NYU taught by Frederic Goudy; printed in Garamond on Hadrian White Antique.
Jones, George Hilton CHARLES MIDDLETON: The Life and Times of a Restoration Politician.
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 AllRefer Encyclopedia - British And Irish History, Biographies Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
• Carew, George, Baron Carew of Clopton and earl of Totnes
• Charlotte, queen consort of George III of England
• Mary, 1867¢#150;1953, queen consort of George V of England
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 Lord Granville Somerset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset (27 December 1792 - 23 February 1848) was a British Conservative politician of the early 19th century.
Educated at Christ Church, Oxford (2nd class classics 1813).
This article about a British politician is a stub.
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government.
Originally the chief officer of the Duchy of Lancaster, the estate is now run by a deputy, leaving the position of Chancellor available as an alternative Minister without Portfolio.
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon 1840-1841
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 WPJ Winter 2004/05
For months, from 1940–41, German warplanes bombed not only London, but a slew of British cities, burying people in the rubble of their own homes and setting off firestorms in the streets.
Instead, with great solemnity and an undertone of grief mixed with hope, Lincoln promised “charity for all,” for “him who shall have borne the battle” on both sides, “and for his widow, and his orphan.” The injection of compassion for the defeated into a victory speech set a new precedent in presidential rhetoric.
Invented by the Germans early in the war, developed by the British and the Americans as the war in Europe went on, and brought to a climax in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the strategy has often been justified as the only way to bring that war to an end.
www.worldpolicy.org /journal/articles/wpj05-1/Shriver.html   (6760 words)

  
 On Power: The Independent Institute | “B” Quotes On Power
“In his devastatingly prophetic book, Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell points out that one reason why it is possible for those in authority to maintain the barbarities of the police state is that nobody is able to recall the many blessings of the period which preceded.
The great majority of [Western people today] have known only a world ravaged by war, depressions, international intrigues and meddling, vast debts and crushing taxation, the encroachments of the police state, and the control of public opinion by ruthless and irresponsible propaganda.
Despite the following claims by George W. Bush for the 2003 war in Iraq, no chemical, biological or nuclear weapons have been found, nor any documentation of their existence, nor any sign they were deployed in the field, nor any indication that any threat from weapons of mass destruction existed:
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 AUSTRALIAN HISTORY I-Z   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The autobiographical account of John Dunmore Lang, 'Presbyterian minister, politician, educationalist, immigration organiser, journalist, gaol-bird and 'Patriot and Statesman'.
pp.XXVI.2.280 Experiences and reminiscences of an Australian who travelled the world to the far corners of the British Empire, the first time when pacificism was running high, the second time when WWII was looming.
Being a narrative of a quiet journey across China to British Burma.
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 Melanie Watts, Freelance Writer, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Plagued by the "smell of money" as one BC politician named the hydrogen sulphide gas emissions from the pulp mills, a smell akin to rotten eggs, and one of the reasons I didn’t want to move here, Prince George is located at the convergence of the Nechako and Fraser rivers.
Within minutes one can leave behind the noisy, concrete enclaves, aka Prince George and relax on a quiet beach by a lake.You can hike, ski, snowshoe or even snowmobile in the mountains or on trails along rivers and through the surrounding forests.
A year and a half ago we drove up to the Prince George Observatory, away from the city lights we could once again view the heavens in all their starry glory.
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 FirstAdopter.com: November 2004 Archives
It's because every local and state government politician wants a piece of the pie to pay for their pork barrel projects, so that can get re-elected.
And so it has appeared to some analysts and diplomats that the White House and us are playing as one team towards the economic goals of the United States, even if the intentions differ.
And it was to these sorts of notions and their like that the British diplomat and others were referring in their lectures at the Royal Institute of International Affairs.
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 Roger L. Simon: Naming Names! (UPDATED)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
I did notice that former British Parliamentarian Gallowy was.
It would seem to take a lot for British parties to boot someone from their side.
I think an Iraqi referendum on requiring restitution would be a good thing -- increase the voter turnout, and be a democratic issue.
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 British
1979 Louis Mountbatten, British adm of the Fleet, assassinated by IRA
1961 George Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56
1948 Albert F Pollard, British historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78
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 CONSIGNMENT COLLECTION OF REGIMENTAL HISTORY AND REFERENCE BOOKS
Strickler, Theodore D. - Philadelphia: Walter C. Strickler, 1899 - Hardcover in Grey Cloth - VERY GOOD Condition - Light wear to edges and corners - This copy with GAR 33rd Encampment 1899 Decorated Souvenir End Papers - Previous owner name and date 1899 - $95
Phillips, Philip R. and R. - Jackson Arms, 1979 - 1st Edition - AS NEW Condition without Dust Jacket - Oversized hardcover - An in-depth study of the Colt Patterson pistols - Color Plates - $95
GEORGE K. - Philadelphia 1932 - 42pp - Auction Catalog with several photos - annotated with auction prices - Wraps Attractively Bound in Black Cloth - $12
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