- In the
political history of Britain,
placemen were
Members of
Parliament who held paid
office in the
civil service,
generally sinecures, simultaneously...
- Godot,
mentioned "a
veteran racing cyclist, bald, a 'stayer',
recurrent placeman in town-to-town and
national championships,
Christian name elusive, surname...
-
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...
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- of the
Pells in 1698,
Pelham was a
reliable Whig and Court-supporting
placeman.
Pelham was born in
about 1661, the
third son of Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet...
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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...
- post
regnem primus" (prude = prudent, wise, sagacious). He was
staller (a
placeman or
court office-holder) to King Cnut the Great.
Little is
known about the...
- Biscepstone, the
Montacute estate was
owned by
Tofig (Tovy), a
staller (
placeman or
court office-holder) to
Danish King Canute.
Village tradition remembers...
