- In the
political history of Britain,
placemen were
Members of
Parliament who held paid
office in the
civil service,
generally sinecures, simultaneously...
-
Alkhanov had no
obvious po****r base and was seen by many
observers as the
placeman of the
government of
Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Critics of Russian...
- was
described in the
Commons by one
former minister as
being "worth ten
placeman" and by the
Daily Telegraph as the "late,
great Nicholas Budgen". He seemed...
- Alliance. He
entered Parliament in 1701 as
member for Morpeth,
elected as a
placeman on the Earl of Carlisle's
interest to
support the
Court Whigs, and in 1705...
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Maryland Colony Children William Anne Parent(s)
George Calvert, 1st
Baron Baltimore (father) and Anne
Mynne (mother)
Occupation placeman,
planter Signature...
- Godot,
mentioned "a
veteran racing cyclist, bald, a 'stayer',
recurrent placeman in town-to-town and
national championships,
Christian name elusive, surname...
- For
their support upon you call ; In power.d wig and gown array'd The
placeman struts,—'tis you who've paid To
grease his worship's ruby nose, And that's...
- Biscepstone, the
Montacute estate was
owned by
Tofig (Tovy), a
staller (
placeman or
court office-holder) to
Danish King Canute.
Village tradition remembers...
-
Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, and
entered parliament as Bedford's
placeman. He was a
Member (MP) of the
Parliament of
England for
Bridport in 1559...
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Commons during the late 18th and
early 19th centuries.
Satterthwaite was a
placeman for
James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale. He died on 28
November 1827. National...
