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Charles Breese (politician)
Charles Edward Breese (26 March 1867 – 15 August 1932) was a Welsh solicitor, antiquarian and Liberal politician. He was Major during World War I and became Parliamentary Private Secretary to H. A. L. Fisher, the President of the Board of Education. Family Breese was the son of Edward Breese (1835–1881), lawyer and antiquary, who published ''Kalendars of Gwynedd'', a complete record of the high officers (sheriffs, MPs etc.) of the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, and Merionethshire. Edward Breese was David Lloyd George's first employer when Lloyd George became a solicitor in Portmadoc, later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Edward Breese was Liberal Party agent for Merioneth and South Caernarvonshire and involved Lloyd George in campaigning and canvassing for the Liberal Party in elections after 1880. In 1894 Charles Breese married Janet, daughter of the Reverend Paul Methuen Stedman.''Who was Who'', OUP 2007 Breese was a devout Anglican by religion, even though he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet
Sir Arthur Osmond Wynn Williams JP DL (17 March 1849 – 28 January 1927) was a Welsh Liberal Party politician. Early life He was born at Llanfihangel-y-Traethau, Merionethshire, Wales on 17 March 1849. He was the eldest surviving son of Anne Louisa (née Loveday) Williams and David Williams, M.P. for Merioneth from 1868 to 1869. Among his siblings was brother Dr. Leonard Williams, the prominent physician and writer, and sister Alice Williams, the painter and welfare worker. Williams was educated at Eton. Career He was elected as Liberal M.P. for Merioneth at the 1900 general election and held the seat until 1910. Williams served as Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Caernarvonshire, Chairman of Quarter Sessions for Merioneth, and constable of Harlech Castle. In 1909, he was created a baronet of Castell Deudraeth and Borthwen, and from 22 March 1909 to 28 January 1927, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire. Personal life On 3 August 1880, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jones (Labour Politician)
Robert Thomas (R. T.) Jones (14 October 1874 – 15 December 1940) was a Welsh quarryman, trade unionist and Labour Party politician. Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Jones started work in the slate quarries when was 13. His first language was Welsh. As a young man he was influenced by R. Silyn Roberts (1871–1930), the Welsh poet, social reformer and early ILP supporter, who was Minister of the Calvinistic Methodist chapel at Tanygrisiau in Blaenau Ffestiniog from 1905 to 1912. He was elected at the 1922 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Caernarvonshire, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1918. He was defeated at the 1923 general election by the Liberal Party candidate Goronwy Owen, and although he stood again for Caernarvonshire in 1924 and 1929 he was never returned to the House of Commons. Jones served on the TUC General Council from 1921 to 1932. From 1908 to 1933, he was General Secretary of the North Wales Quarrymen's Union The North Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
H H Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was the last Liberal prime minister to command a majority government, and the most recent Liberal to have served as Leader of the Opposition. He played a major role in the design and passage of major liberal legislation and a reduction of the power of the House of Lords. In August 1914, Asquith took Great Britain and the British Empire into the First World War. During 1915, his government was vigorously attacked for a shortage of munitions and the failure of the Gallipoli Campaign. He formed a coalition government with other parties but failed to satisfy critics, was forced to resign in December 1916 and never regained power. After attending Balliol College, Oxford, he became a successful barrister. In 1886 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellis William Davies
Ellis William Davies (12 April 1871 – 29 April 1939) was a Welsh Liberal Party and later, briefly, Labour Party and Liberal National politician and lawyer. Early life and work Davies was born at Gerlan, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, the son of David Davies a quarry official. He was educated in Bethesda and at Liverpool College. He worked as a clerk in insurance offices in Wrexham and Sheffield until he qualified as a solicitor in 1899. He passed his final Law Society examination with first-class honours, winning the Law Society prize in 1899, after which he established a law practice in Caernarfon where he lived for the rest of his life. He was also director of several companies and solicitor for the North Wales Quarrymen's Union. He died at Caernarfon in 1939. He founded the Caernarfon solicitor firm - 'Ellis-Davies and Co' that is still in existence today and has his great-grandson as one of the partners. Politics A political radical, Davies was elected to Caernarfonshire Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eifion (UK Parliament Constituency)
Eifion was a parliamentary constituency in Caernarfonshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. History The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Boundaries Eifion covered the southern part of Caernarvonshire. It included the Sessional Divisions of Eifionydd (or Portmadoc) and Pwllheli (excluding the boroughs of Caernarvon and Pwllheli and the parishes of Criccieth and Nevin) and part of the Sessional Division of Caernarvon (excluding the parishes of Llanberis and Llanddeiniolen).Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901 Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1910s General Election 1914–15: Another General El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arfon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Arfon is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). Although the constituency is relatively large by geographical area, it is a predominantly urban rather than rural seat, with the majority of the population living in the two towns of Bethesda and Caernarfon and city of Bangor on which the constituency is base. "Arfon" is a historical name for the area, meaning "facing Anglesey"; it is also the name of the former district council. This seat was created by the Welsh Boundary Commission in time for the 2010 general election, and replaced the old seat of Caernarfon. Bangor was in the old seat of Conwy. The same boundaries were used for the Arfon Welsh Assembly constituency in the 2007 Welsh Assembly election. It is the smallest constituency on the mainland of Great Britain by electorate, and larger only than the two Scottish island constituencies, Na h-Eileanan an Iar and Orkney and Shetland. The total population as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 United Kingdom General Election
The 1918 United Kingdom general election was called immediately after the Armistice with Germany which ended the First World War, and was held on Saturday, 14 December 1918. The governing coalition, under Prime Minister David Lloyd George, sent letters of endorsement to candidates who supported the coalition government. These were nicknamed "Coalition Coupons", and led to the election being known as the "coupon election". The result was a massive landslide in favour of the coalition, comprising primarily the Conservatives and Coalition Liberals, with massive losses for Liberals who were not endorsed. Nearly all the Liberal MPs without coupons were defeated, including party leader H. H. Asquith. It was the first general election to include on a single day all eligible voters of the United Kingdom, although the vote count was delayed until 28 December so that the ballots cast by soldiers serving overseas could be included in the tallies. It resulted in a landslide victory for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Caernarvonshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885 and from 1918 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. Members of Parliament *''Constituency created'' (1542) MPs 1542–1604 , - , 1553 (Mar), , John Wynn ap Hugh , - , 1553 (Oct), , Morris Wynn , - , 1554 (Apr), , Morris Wynn , - , 1554 (Nov), , David Lloyd ap Thomas , - , 1555, , Sir Rhys Gruffydd , - , 1558, , William Wynn Williams , - , 1558–1559, , Robert Pugh , - , 1563 (Jan), , Morris Wynn , - , 1571, , John Wynn ap Hugh , - , 1572 (Apr), , John Gwynne, ''died 1574 and replaced by'' William Thomas , - , 1584, , William Thomas , - , 1586, , John Wynn , - , 1588 (Oct), , Hugh Gwyn Bodvel , - , 1593, , William Maurice , - , 1597 (Oct), , William Griffith , - , 1601 (Sep), , William Jone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K O Morgan
Kenneth Owen Morgan, Baron Morgan, (born 16 May 1934) is a Welsh historian and author, known especially for his writings on modern British history and politics and on Welsh history. He is a regular reviewer and broadcaster on radio and television. He has been an influential intellectual resource in the Labour Party. Life He grew up in rural Wales and attended Aberdovey Council School in rural Wales, University College School in Hampstead (in London), and Oriel College, Oxford. The first two appealed to him. As for Oxford he recalled, "The disagreeable nature of the undergraduates was matched by the mediocrity of the tutors. They were astonishingly poor.... All in all, Oriel seemed more like a backwoods seminary of mid-Victorian days than a modern educational institution." He had better luck outside his insular college. "On the intellectual side, I attended a variety of lectures which seemed to me brilliant and what I really needed in Oxford, by people like Asa Briggs, Christo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council in many Jurisdiction, jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by Direct election, popular vote, or a council member elected by voters. Etymology The title is derived from the Old English title of ''ealdorman'', literally meaning "elder man", and was used by the chief nobles presiding over shires. Similar titles exist in some Germanic countries, such as the Sweden, Swedish language ', the Danish language, Danish, Low German, Low German language ', and West Frisia, West Frisian language ', the Netherlands, Dutch language ', the (non-Germanic) Finland, Finnish language ' (a borrowing from the Germanic Swedes next door), and the German language, High German ', which all mean "elder man" or "wise man". Usage by country Australia Many local government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Ireland, although they are now governed under legislation passed by Oireachtas Éireann, principally the Local Government Reform Act 2014. History 1899–1922 The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 introduced county councils to Ireland. The administrative and financial business carried by county grand juries and county at large presentment sessions were transferred to the new councils. Principal among these duties were the maintenance of highways and bridges, the upkeep and inspection of lunatic asylums and the appointment of coroners. The new bodies also took over some duties from poor law boards of guardians in relation to diseases of cattle and from the justices of the peace to regulate explosives. The Irish county councils differed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
