Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 39Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1894 - Great Britain |
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... acted as governor of the presidency , first on the recall of Sir Charles Trevelyan , and subsequently during the interregnum which took place between the death of Sir Henry Ward and the arrival of Sir William Denison . Morehead's views ...
... acted as governor of the presidency , first on the recall of Sir Charles Trevelyan , and subsequently during the interregnum which took place between the death of Sir Henry Ward and the arrival of Sir William Denison . Morehead's views ...
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... acted as curate of Twickenham , Middlesex . On 20 March 1737 the college presented him to the rectory of Buckland , Hertfordshire , ( CUSSANS , Hert- fordshire , Edwinstree Hundred , p . 53 ) . He was elected F.S.A. on 20 Oct. following ...
... acted as curate of Twickenham , Middlesex . On 20 March 1737 the college presented him to the rectory of Buckland , Hertfordshire , ( CUSSANS , Hert- fordshire , Edwinstree Hundred , p . 53 ) . He was elected F.S.A. on 20 Oct. following ...
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... acted as tutor until 1791. In 1789 , accompanied by three friends , he set out on a tour through France , and his letters to his wife descriptive of the journey are still preserved ( see extracts printed in A Welsh Family , & c . ) He ...
... acted as tutor until 1791. In 1789 , accompanied by three friends , he set out on a tour through France , and his letters to his wife descriptive of the journey are still preserved ( see extracts printed in A Welsh Family , & c . ) He ...
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... Commons 27 Oct. 1528 , and for several years acted as moderator of those who performed exercises for their degrees in civil law at Oxford . Taking holy orders he obtained 1 | 1 a year later ( 23 March 1427 Morgan Morgan 16.
... Commons 27 Oct. 1528 , and for several years acted as moderator of those who performed exercises for their degrees in civil law at Oxford . Taking holy orders he obtained 1 | 1 a year later ( 23 March 1427 Morgan Morgan 16.
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... acted as an arbitrator between Glou- In July 1420 he was engaged in the nego - cester and Beaufort ( Rot . Parl . iv . 297 ) . He tiations for the release of Arthur of Brittany , captured at Agincourt ( Fœdera , x . 4 ; Cos- NEAT , Le ...
... acted as an arbitrator between Glou- In July 1420 he was engaged in the nego - cester and Beaufort ( Rot . Parl . iv . 297 ) . He tiations for the release of Arthur of Brittany , captured at Agincourt ( Fœdera , x . 4 ; Cos- NEAT , Le ...
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