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  Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote GCMG GCIE CB PC (18 November 1846 29 September 1911), third Governor-General of Australia, was born in London, the second son of the prominent Conservative politician Sir Stafford Northcote, later 1st Earl of Iddesleigh.
In 1880 Northcote was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Exeter, where he served until 1899, holding junior office in the Conservative government of Lord Salisbury.
In 1907 Northcote and Deakin had a falling out when the Governor-General, on instructions from London, declined to give his assent to a bill restricting appeals from the Australian courts to the Privy Council in London.
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 George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (January 17, 1709 – August 22, 1773), known as Sir George Lyttelton, Baronet between 1751 and 1756, was a British politician and statesman and a patron of the arts.
He was a friend and supporter to Alexander Pope in the 1730s and to Henry Fielding in the 1750s.
The hall itself, which is in north Worcestershire, was designed by Sanderson Miller and is the last of the great Palladian houses to be built in England.
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IDDESLEIGH, STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE, 1ST EARL OF (1818-1887), British statesman, was born in London, on the 27th of October 1818.
His eldest son STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE, Viscount St Cyres (1869–), was educated at Eton and Merton College Oxford.
Lord Northcote was appointed governor-general of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1903, and held this post till 1908.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Governor-General of Australia
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie[?], 1st Earl Gowrie of Calutta[?] (from 1944), 1936 - 1945
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, 1945 - 1947
Richard Casey, Baron Casey of Berwick[?], 1965 - 1969
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 All Information of Agnès of Valois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote (18 November 1846 - 29 September 1911), third Governor-General of Australia, was born in London, the second son of the prominent Conservative Party (UK) politician Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh, later 1st Earl of Iddesleigh.
In 1880 Northcote was elected to the British House of Commons as MP for Exeter, where he served until 1899, holding junior office in the Conservative government of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.
In 1907 Northcote and Deakin had a falling out when the Governor-General, on instructions from London, declined to give his assent to a bill restricting appeals from the Australian courts to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in London.
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 William Pitt the Younger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The King was strongly opposed to Catholic Emancipation; he argued that to grant additional liberty would violate his coronation oath, in which he had promised to protect the established Church of England.
Pitt's body was buried in Westminster Abbey on 22 February, having lain in state for two days in the Palace of Westminster.
Pitt was succeeded as Prime Minister by William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, who headed an administration that included Charles James Fox.
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 Herbert Henry Asquith - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
His fourth son Sir Cyril, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone (1890-1954) became a Law Lord, and his second and third sons married well, the poet Herbert Asquith) (1881-1947) (who is often confused with his father) and Brigadier-General Arthur Asquith (1883-1939).
Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse succeeds Pease at the Duchy of Lancaster.
Henry Edward Duke succeeds Augustine Birrell as Chief Secretary for Ireland.
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She was inoculated by Baron Dimsdale on or about 24th of April, 1789, and had the Disorder very favourably.
Was inoculated in the spring, 1796, by Baron Dimsdale.
Of Henry Stanhope, destined to die after much suffering, many letters, not inserted here, remain eloquent of the manner in which, throughout his long illness, his mother denied herself to all her acquaintance and never left his side.
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 Biographies: William Parker, Baron Morley & Monteagle
His father, Edward Parker, 10th Baron Morley also spent some time abroad as a recusant, and was forced to resign his hereditary office of Lord Marshal of Ireland.
It also showed monumental carelessness on the part of the baron to have such a letter read out in the presence of all who were at supper.
His eldest son of 6 children, Henry, was a known catholic and Monteagle gave permission for his crippled daughter Frances to become a nun.
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 Baron Bliss oddd.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss, commonly known as Baron Bliss (16 February, 1869 - 9 March, 1926) was a British born traveler who willed some two million United States dollars to a trust fund for the benefit of the citizens of what was then the colony of British Honduras (now Belize).
The Bliss Institute, a museum, research centre, and library in Belize City as well as that city's Bliss Lighthouse (where Bliss's tomb is located), and various medical facilities around the country were part of the benefits from this endowment.
He styled himself "Fourth Baron Bliss of the Kingdom of Portugal"; there is some speculation that the original Portuguese title was Baron de Barrato.
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 Wikinfo | Governor-General of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote: 21 January 1904 to 9 September 1908
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster of Lepe: 6 October 1920 to 8 October 1925
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester: 30 January 1945 to 11 March 1947
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 Download Info of - Shikaoi, Hokkaido   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh Order of the Bath Privy Council of the United Kingdom (1818 – 1887), British statesman, was born in London on 27 October 1818.
He was afterwards legal secretary to the board; and after acting as one of the secretaries to the Great Exhibition of 1851, co-operated with Charles Trevelyan in framing the report which revolutionized the conditions of appointment to the Civil Service.
His second son, Henry Northcote, Baron Northcote, was Governor-General of Australia 1904 – 1908.
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 The Biography of Early Australia
Northcote entered the house of commons as member for Exeter in 1880, and held the seat for 19 years.
Northcote was a good speaker and a hard-working administrator.
His ability, sound judgment, and knowledge of parliamentary life was of the greatest use in the early difficult years of the federal parliament, and the heads of the opposing parties all united in their admiration for him.
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 Profile of William Parker, 11th Baron Morley, 4th Baron Monteagle
The 8th Baron Morley was a devoted catholic under Henry VIII, and the 9th Baron Morley, William's grandfather, was considered a dangerous recusant who left England in 1569 and lived under Spanish protection [10].
On 1 August, 1609 Waad complained that "the disorders of Lord Monteagle's house were an offence to the country", and he was suspected of sheltering students from St. Omer's seminary [7].
His eldest son of 6 children [1], Henry, was a known catholic and Monteagle gave permission for his crippled daughter Frances to become a nun [9].
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 Governor General Of Australia info here at en.26of100d.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote, GCMG, GCIE, CB, PC 4 9 September 1908 to 31 July 1911 The Right Hon.
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster, GCMG, PC, DL 8 8 October 1925 to 21 January 1931 The Right Hon.
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie, VC, GCMG, CB, DSO, PC 11 30 January 1945 to 11 March 1947 His Royal Highness The Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester, KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO 12 11 March 1947 to 8 May 1953 The Right Hon.
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Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon
Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
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 Print Article: Australia's previous governor-generals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
1904 - 1908 Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote, born England.
1920 - 1925 Henry Forster, lst Baron Forster, born England.
1945 - 1947 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, born England.
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Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester, 1900-1974
Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie (från 1944, Earl Gowrie of Canberra), 1872-1955
Henry William Forster, Baron Forster of Lepe, 1866-1936
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 thePeerage.com - Exhibit
The father (miscalled Henry by Fuller) was eldest son of Sir Henry Belasyse, first baronet, and was by Charles I created in 1627 Baron Fauconberg of Yarm, and in 1642 Viscount Fauconberg of Henknowle.
At his own charge he raised six regiments of horse and foot, was placed in command of a tertia, and was present at the battles of Edgehill, Brentford, and Newbury, at the sieges of Reading, Bristol, and Newark, and finally at the battle of Naseby.
His eldest son, Sir Henry Belasyse, K.B., the husband of Susan Armine [see under Armine, Sir William], died before his father, and Lord Belasyse was succeeded in the title by his grandson Henry, son of Sir Henry.
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 IDDESLEIGH, STAFFORD H... - Online Information article about IDDESLEIGH, STAFFORD H...
WALTER STAFFORD NORTHCOTE (1845—), who for some years was his See also:
Revenue Board from 1877 to 1892; and is also known as a novelist.
His eldest son STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE, Viscount St Cyres (1869–), was educated at See also:
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 William PARKER (11° B. Morley)
The 8th Baron Morley was a devoted catholic under Henry VIII, and the 2th Baron Morley, William's grandfather, was considered a dangerous recusant who left England in 1569 and lived under Spanish protection.
On 1 Aug 1609 Waad complained that "the disorders of Lord Mounteagle's house were an offence to the country", and he was suspected of sheltering students from St. Omer's seminary.
His eldest son of 6 children, Henry, was a known catholic and Mounteagle gave permission for his crippled daughter Frances to become a nun.
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Rt Hon Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson: 9 January 1903 to 21 January 1904 03.
Rt Hon Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote: 21 January 1904 to 9 September 1908 04.
HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester: 31 January 1945 to 11 March 1947 12.
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 Colonist 1889 - 1912   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
She came to NB in her childhood, and resided in that province until about 7 yrs ago, when, with her husband and family, she came to this city.
All the officers of the fleet attended in full uniform, with the band from Swiftsure, and three volleys were fired over the grave in the naval burial ground.
Apr 18, 1889 - Notice to Mr Henry Wakeford, or Mrs Rose Wakeford, his wife (formerly Rose Bishop, spinster) who were in 1864 and are probably now residing in Vancouver I, kindly communicate with Head and Hill, Solicitors, London, Eng, who are aware of the existence of property to which the Bishop family is entitled.
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Sir Stafford Northcote, M.P 178 Earl Granville 167 The Earl of Derby 179 The House of Lords 169 Lord Selborne 181 Last Visit of Lord Beaconsfield to the house..
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In 1816, Henry Didier, a young Balti- more merchant, met, in the studio of Sir Thomas Lawrence, John N. DArcy, an Irish gentleman, who, like himself, came to sit to the most celebrated portrait paint- er of his age.
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 artnet.com: Resource Library: Reynolds, Joshua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
His poses, frequently based on the Old Masters or antique sculpture, were intended to invoke classical values and to enhance the dignity of his sitters.
His rich colour, strong lighting and free handling of paint greatly influenced the generation of Thomas Lawrence and Henry Raeburn.
Cavendish-Bentinck: (2) William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
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 GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
1879 (Aug 4) to 1885 (Nov 9) (Baron?) Lord Loftus (Augustus William Frederick Spencer), Governor-in-Chief of NSW and its dependencies.
Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote, GCMG, GCIE, CB
Frederick John Napier Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford, KCMG (Administrator)
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