Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 56Smith, Elder, & Company, 1898 - Great Britain |
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... June 1833. He entered the Royal Mili- tary Academy at Woolwich in May 1848 , and received a commission as second lieu- tenant in the royal artillery on 18 June 1851. He went to Corfu in 1852 , was pro- moted to be first lieutenant on 22 ...
... June 1833. He entered the Royal Mili- tary Academy at Woolwich in May 1848 , and received a commission as second lieu- tenant in the royal artillery on 18 June 1851. He went to Corfu in 1852 , was pro- moted to be first lieutenant on 22 ...
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... June 1796 , and it was completed in 1801. The first stone of the other great aqueduct was laid on 25 June 1795 , and it was opened for traffic in 1805. Of this Pont - Cysylltau aqueduct Sir Walter Scott said to Southey that it was the ...
... June 1796 , and it was completed in 1801. The first stone of the other great aqueduct was laid on 25 June 1795 , and it was opened for traffic in 1805. Of this Pont - Cysylltau aqueduct Sir Walter Scott said to Southey that it was the ...
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... June 1716 ) . It was then worth nearly 2,000l . per annum ( SWIFT , Works , 1883 ed . vi . 416 ) . Temple was created , on 12 March 1722-3 , a peer of Ire- land as Baron Temple of Mount Temple , co . Sligo , and Viscount Palmerston of ...
... June 1716 ) . It was then worth nearly 2,000l . per annum ( SWIFT , Works , 1883 ed . vi . 416 ) . Temple was created , on 12 March 1722-3 , a peer of Ire- land as Baron Temple of Mount Temple , co . Sligo , and Viscount Palmerston of ...
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... June 1835 , when he found a quiet and steadfast constituency in Tiverton , of which he continued to be member up to his death , thirty years later . With the accession of Canning to power in 1827 , Palmerston received promises of ...
... June 1835 , when he found a quiet and steadfast constituency in Tiverton , of which he continued to be member up to his death , thirty years later . With the accession of Canning to power in 1827 , Palmerston received promises of ...
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... June , supported by Aberdeen and Brougham ; but in the commons Roebuck's vote of confidence was carried in favour of the government by forty - six . The debate , which lasted four nights , was made memorable by the brilliant speeches of ...
... June , supported by Aberdeen and Brougham ; but in the commons Roebuck's vote of confidence was carried in favour of the government by forty - six . The debate , which lasted four nights , was made memorable by the brilliant speeches of ...
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