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1894 Ogmore And Garw Urban District Council Election
The first elections to the Ogmore and Garw Urban District Council were held in December 1894. Six members were elected from both the Ogmore and Garw wards making a total of twelve members on the authority. The Council replaced the Local Board. All the old Ogmore members were returned but only two of the old Garw members. Ogmore Ward Garw Ward References {{United Kingdom local elections, 1894 1894 Welsh local elections 1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ... December 1894 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogmore And Garw Urban District Council
Ogmore and Garw Urban District Council was an Urban District in Glamorgan, Wales. It was created in 1894 as a result of the Local Government Act 1894 and the 1894 Ogmore and Garw UDC election saw the election of the first members of the authority. The Council existed until 1973 and replaced the Ogmore and Garw Local Board of Health which had functioned for some years. Its boundaries were set in 1894. Initially, the Council had twelve members but this was increased some years later, as a result of the increase in population. There were two wards, namely Garw Valley and Ogmore Valley. The first councillors were elected at the 1894 elections. Most of the first members of the authority had served on the Local Board. In the years leading up to the First World War, representatives of the Labour Party began to gain ground. In 1974 the authority was abolished, and together with the former urban districts of Bridgend and Porthcawl and some outlying areas, formed the Ogwr Borough Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Welsh Local Elections
Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts. * February 12 ** French anarchist Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. ** The barque ''Elisabeth Rickmers'' of Bremerhaven is wrecked at Haurvig, Denmark, but all crew and passengers are saved. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant Revolution, a massive revolt of followers of the Donghak movement. Both China and Japan send military forces, claiming to come to the ruling Joseon dynasty government's aid. ** At 04:51 GMT, French anarchist Martial Bourdin dies of an accidental detonation of his own bomb, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
