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Archibald Williamson, 1st Baron Forres
Archibald Williamson, 1st Baron Forres PC (13 September 1860 – 29 October 1931), known as Sir Archibald Williamson, 1st Baronet, from 1909 to 1922, was a British businessman and Liberal politician. Early life The eldest son of Stephen Williamson MP, and Annie Guthrie, Williamson was educated at Craigmount School, Edinburgh and at Edinburgh University. Career He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Elginshire and Nairnshire from 1906 to 1918 and then for Moray and Nairn until June 1922. He entered parliament in the aftermath of the 1906 Liberal landslide election, taking a seat from the Conservatives. He was created a Baronet in 1909. He sought re-election 4 years later at the General Election and was returned with a reduced majority. At the General Election in December 1910 in Elginshire and Nairnshire he was re-elected unopposed.Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916 He was Chairman of a number of Home Office, Board of Trade and parliamentary co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privy Council Of The United Kingdom
The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. The Privy Council formally advises the sovereign on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative, and as a body corporate (as King-in-Council) it issues executive instruments known as Orders in Council which, among other powers, enact Acts of Parliament. The Council also holds the delegated authority to issue Orders of Council, mostly used to regulate certain public institutions. The Council advises the sovereign on the issuing of Royal Charters, which are used to grant special status to incorporated bodies, and city or borough status to local authorities. Otherwise, the Privy Council's powers have now been largely replaced by its executive committee, the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Certa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Argentine Railway
The Central Argentine Railway, referred to as CA below, (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central Argentino) was one of the ''Big Four'' broad gauge, British companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company had been established in the 19th century, to serve the provinces of Santa Fe and Córdoba, in the east-central region of the country. It would later extend its operations to Buenos Aires, Tucumán, and Santiago del Estero. The railroad had a complicated relationship with its employees in the 1910s, and then it had a complicated relationship with the government of Argentina in the 1920s. History Origins In 1854, American engineer Allan Campbell sent a proposal to members of the government of the Argentine Confederation. Campbell wanted a study to be done on the construction of a possible railway line between cities of Rosario and Córdoba. The distance estimated was 247 mi (about 398 km) and the costs were in Argentine pesos (GBP 1 = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Forres
Baron Forres, of Glenogil in the County of Forfar, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1922 Birthday Honours for the businessman and Liberal politician Sir Archibald Williamson, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet of Glenlogil in 1909. Williamson was the son of Stephen Williamson. who represented St Andrews and Kilmarnock in the House of Commons. the titles are held by the first Baron's great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1978. He lives in New South Wales, Australia. Barons Forres (1922) *Archibald Williamson, 1st Baron Forres, 1st Baronet of Glenlogil (1860–1931) * Stephen Kenneth Guthrie Williamson, 2nd Baron Forres, 2nd Baronet of Glenlogil (1888–1954) * John Archibald Harford Williamson, 3rd Baron Forres, 3rd Baronet of Glenlogil (1922–1978) * Alastair Stephen Grant Williamson, 4th Baron Forres, 4th Baronet of Glenlogil (b. 1946) The heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frederick Stanley
Sir George Frederick Stanley (14 October 1872 – 1 July 1938) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician who served as a member of the UK Parliament for Preston and later, Willesden East. He also served the Governor of Madras from 1929 to 1934 and as Acting Viceroy of India in 1934. Life The sixth son of Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Stanley was educated at Wellington College and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. In 1903 he married Lady Beatrix Taylour, youngest daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Headfort. He was the grandson of Edward Smith-Stanley, the former British Prime Minister. He entered the Royal Horse Artillery in 1893 and was promoted to Captain in 1900. He served in the Second Boer War in 1899–1900 and was Adjutant with the Honourable Artillery Company from 1904 to 1909. He later served in World War I and was mentioned in despatches and awarded the CMG in 1916. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Preston from 1910 to 1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster
Henry William Forster, 1st Baron Forster, (31 January 1866 – 15 January 1936) was a British politician who served as the seventh Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1920 to 1925. He had previously been a government minister under Arthur Balfour, H. H. Asquith, and David Lloyd George. Forster was born in Catford, Kent. He attended Eton College and New College, Oxford, and in his youth played first-class cricket – in later life he served a term as president of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Forster was elected to the House of Commons in 1892, representing the Conservative Party. He was a Junior Lord of the Treasury under Arthur Balfour from 1902 to 1905, and later Financial Secretary to the War Office from 1915 to 1919. Forster was raised to the peerage in 1919, and appointed Governor-General of Australia the following year. Unlike his predecessor, Ronald Munro Ferguson, he faced no constitutional challenges and had no influence on the political scene. Forster trave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Maule Guthrie
Thomas Maule Guthrie (1870 – 30 March 1943) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician. He was educated at Craigmount School, Edinburgh.''The Liberal year book'', Volume 18, Page 62, 1922 (Liberal Publication Dept:Great Britain) He was elected as a Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Moray and Nairn at an unopposed by-election on 21 June 1922. He was re-elected at the 1922 general election as a National Liberal, narrowly beating a Liberal Party opponent. Guthrie lost his seat at the 1923 general election to the Unionist Party candidate James Gray Stuart. At the 1929 general election he contested Dunbartonshire Dunbartonshire ( gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann) or the County of Dumbarton is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde. Dunbartonshire borders .... References Notes * External links * 1870 births 1943 deaths Members of the Parliame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gordon (Conservative Politician)
John Edward Gordon (5 February 1850 – 19 February 1915) was a British Conservative Party politician. The eldest son of Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn, a senior Scottish judge and Conservative politician, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh. In 1879, he married Elizabeth Anna Gordon (1851–1925), the daughter of John Snowdon Henry, a former member of parliament for South East Lancashire. The couple had five children. He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Elginshire and Nairnshire, defeating the Liberal MP John Keay. He was re-elected in 1900, but did not defend the seat again. At the 1906 general election, he stood in the two-seat Brighton constituency having moved to Hove on the south coast of England which then formed part of the same seat.Craig ''British parliamentary election results 1885–1918'', p. 82–83 He came fourth, albeit in a close contest, and did not stand again until th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn
Major Ralph George Campbell Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn, Bt, MC, DL (3 March 1884 – 1 May 1960), known as Sir Ralph Glyn, 1st Baronet, from 1934 to 1953, was a soldier and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 to 1953. Early life Glyn was born on 3 March 1884 to Edward Glyn, Bishop of Peterborough and Lady Emma Mary, daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll. His father was the younger son of George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton. He was educated at Wixenford, Harrow, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Career Military service Glyn fought in the First World War, during which he was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the Military Cross. Political career At the 1918 general election, Glyn was elected as Unionist MP for the Scottish constituency of Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire. However he lost the seat at the 1922 general election, coming third with 28% of the votes. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
January 1910 United Kingdom General Election
The January 1910 United Kingdom general election was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. The government called the election in the midst of a constitutional crisis caused by the rejection of the People's Budget by the Conservative-dominated House of Lords, in order to get a mandate to pass the budget. The general election resulted in a hung parliament, with the Conservative Party led by Arthur Balfour and their Liberal Unionist allies receiving the most votes, but the Liberals led by H. H. Asquith winning the most seats, returning two more MPs than the Conservatives. Asquith's government remained in power with the support of the Irish Parliamentary Party, led by John Redmond. Another general election was soon held in December. The Labour Party, led by Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the first Labour cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Hope
Sir Harry Hope, 1st Baronet (24 September 1865 – 29 December 1959) was a Scottish Unionist politician. Hope sat as member of parliament (MP) for Buteshire The County of Bute ( gd, Siorrachd Bhòid), also known as Buteshire, is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. The county comprises a number of islands in the Firth of Clyde, between the counties of Argyll and Ayrshire, the p ... from 1910 to 1918, Stirlingshire and Clackmannan Western from 1918 to 1922, and Forfar from 1924 to 1931. In 1932 he was created a Baronet, of Kinnettles in the County of Angus. References * External links * 1865 births 1959 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stirling constituencies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 United Kingdom General Election
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Stephen Kenneth Guthrie Williamson, 2nd Baron Forres
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