Brooks's, 1764-1964Brooks's, 1964 - 186 pages |
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Page 66
... achieved his first aspiration , he attained his second with Ladas , thus being the first Premier to win the race while holding that office . Subsequently he was successful in 1895 , and again in 1905 with Cicero . A descendant of Lord ...
... achieved his first aspiration , he attained his second with Ladas , thus being the first Premier to win the race while holding that office . Subsequently he was successful in 1895 , and again in 1905 with Cicero . A descendant of Lord ...
Page 70
... achieved the summit of his ambition on being made Lord Chancellor by Pitt , who in the long run very probably ... achieve such high judicial office . After four years in the Navy , he transferred into the Army , serving with the 1st ...
... achieved the summit of his ambition on being made Lord Chancellor by Pitt , who in the long run very probably ... achieve such high judicial office . After four years in the Navy , he transferred into the Army , serving with the 1st ...
Page 125
... achieved by the threat - shades of the Reform Bill - to create sufficient peers to ensure its passage . Lord Crewe's task in a hostile House of Lords was by no means an easy one , and it was largely due to his tact and firmness that the ...
... achieved by the threat - shades of the Reform Bill - to create sufficient peers to ensure its passage . Lord Crewe's task in a hostile House of Lords was by no means an easy one , and it was largely due to his tact and firmness that the ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Early Elections | 19 |
Gaming and the Betting Book I | 35 |
Copyright | |
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