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William Woolcock
William James Uglow Woolcock (1878 – 13 November 1947) was a Liberal Party politician in England. During the First World War, he was Assistant Director of Army Contracts, followed by Chairman of Medical Stores Committee for the War Office. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours and a Commander of the Order in the 1920 New Year Honours. At the 1918 general election, he was elected unopposed as Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney Central. He stood down at the 1922 general election, and did not stand for Parliament again. He later served as Chairman of the Committee of Non-official Advisers associated with the Industrial Advisers of the United Kingdom Delegation at the Ottawa Conference. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1933 New Year Honours The 1933 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackney Central (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hackney Central was a borough constituency in what was then the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, in London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema .... The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 from 1885, and abolished for the 1950 general election. It was recreated for the 1955 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election. Boundaries 1885–1918: The wards of Dalston and De Beauvoir Town, and part of Hackney ward. 1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Downs, Hackney, and Kingsland, and part of West Hackney ward. 1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Albion, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Woolcock
William James Uglow Woolcock (1878 – 13 November 1947) was a Liberal Party politician in England. During the First World War, he was Assistant Director of Army Contracts, followed by Chairman of Medical Stores Committee for the War Office. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours and a Commander of the Order in the 1920 New Year Honours. At the 1918 general election, he was elected unopposed as Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney Central. He stood down at the 1922 general election, and did not stand for Parliament again. He later served as Chairman of the Committee of Non-official Advisers associated with the Industrial Advisers of the United Kingdom Delegation at the Ottawa Conference. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1933 New Year Honours The 1933 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of St Michael And St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III. It is named in honour of two military saints, Michael (archangel), Michael and Saint George, George. The Order of St Michael and St George was originally awarded to those holding commands or high position in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean territories acquired in the Napoleonic Wars, and was subsequently extended to holders of similar office or position in other territories of the British Empire. It is at present awarded to men and women who hold high office or who render extraordinary or important non-military service to the United Kingdom in a foreign country, and can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth affairs. Description The Order includes three class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackney Members Of Parliament
Hackney may refer to: Places London * Hackney, London, a district in London * Hackney (parish), the originally medieval ancient parish * Hackney District (Metropolis), a local government district within the metropolitan area of London from 1855 to 1894 * Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, a local government area based on the ancient parish boundaries from 1900 to 1965 * London Borough of Hackney, a local authority area created in 1965 * Hackney Central, a sub-district of Hackney which forms the commercial and administrative centre * Hackney Wick, a sub-district of Hackney * South Hackney, a sub-district of Hackney * West Hackney, a sub-district of Hackney * Hackney Central railway station * Hackney Downs railway station * Hackney Wick railway station * Hackney Downs, an open space in Hackney * Hackney Marshes, an open space in Hackney * Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency) * Hackney (UK Parliament constituency) * Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK MPs 1918–1922
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (UK) MPs For English Constituencies
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a list of existing and active Liberal Parties worldwide with a name similar to "Liberal party". Defunct liberal parties See also * * Liberalism by country, for a list of liberal parties, such as: **Democratic Liberal Party (other) **Liberal Democratic Party (other) **Liberal People's Party (other) ** Liberal Reform Party (other) **National Liberal Party (other) **New Liberal Party (other) ** Progressive Liberal Party (other) **Radical Liberal Party (other) **Social Liberal Party (other) **Free Democratic Party (other) ** Radical Party (other) ** Freedom Party *Partido Liberal (other) *Liberal government, a list of Australian, Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Deaths
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solved. * January 16 – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France. * January 19 – Ferry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – ''The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year reign (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 – The British fleet enters Turkish waters, and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul, but does not carry out the threat. * Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Lever
Sir Arthur Levy Lever, 1st Baronet (17 November 1860 – 23 August 1924), known as Arthur Levy until 1896, was a British Liberal Party politician. Background Born Arthur Levy, a son of Joseph Levy, of Leicester. He was educated at University College School and privately. In 1896 he married Beatrice Falk. In 1900, they had a son, Tresham Joseph Philip Lever. Beatrice died in 1917. He assumed the surname of Lever in lieu of Levy by deed poll in 1896 and by Royal licence in 1911. Military career He joined the army. He served with the 2nd V.B. Royal Fusiliers. He reached the rank of Major before retiring. Following the outbreak of war in 1914, he was re-commissioned. He served in the European War as a Major in the 2/1st Battalion London Regiment of the Royal Fusiliers. He then moved to serve on the Headquarters’ Staff, Southern Command, with rank of Colonel. He was Deputy Director of Recruiting for South-Eastern Region in 1917. Political career Lever was elected Member of Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Spicer
Sir Albert Spicer, 1st Baronet PC (16 March 1847 – 20 December 1934) was an English businessman and Liberal Party politician. He was born in Brixton, London, the son of James Spicer D.L. of Alton, Hampshire (1807–1888), a wealthy paper merchant and a well-known congregationalist, and Louisa Edwards (1813–1892), daughter of Evan Edwards and Mary Ann Johnson. He was the sixth child in a family of ten, with three brothers and six sisters; he was the second son, after his brother James (great-grandfather of the Labour MP Harriet Harman). When his father died in 1888, Albert inherited the paper company James Spicer & Sons (since 1922 ''Spicers Ltd'') with his brother James, transforming it into the largest and most productive paper company in the world. On 6 March 1879, he married Jessie Stewart Dykes, daughter of David Dykes and his wife Janet Buxton. They had eleven children, three boys and eight girls: Albert, Marion, Bertha, Grace, Stewart Dykes, Janet, Lancelot, Gwendoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 New Year Honours
The 1933 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 30 December 1932. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, ''etc.'') and then divisions (Military, Civil, ''etc.'') as appropriate. United Kingdom and British Empire Baron *Sir Joseph Duveen Trustee of the National Gallery. Trustee of the Wallace Collection. Trustee of the Imperial College of Art. For public services. *Sir Thomas Jeeves Horder Senior Physician to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. *Field-Marshal Sir George Francis Milne Colonel Commandant, Royal Artillery. Master Gunner, St. James's Park. Chief of the Imperial General Staff since 1926. *Sir Charles Alexander Nall-Cain For political and public services in Lancashire and Hertfordshire. *The Right Hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of The United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and the overseas territories. Parliament is bicameral but has three parts, consisting of the sovereign ( King-in-Parliament), the House of Lords, and the House of Commons (the primary chamber). In theory, power is officially vested in the King-in-Parliament. However, the Crown normally acts on the advice of the prime minister, and the powers of the House of Lords are limited to only delaying legislation; thus power is ''de facto'' vested in the House of Commons. The House of Commons is an elected chamber with elections to 650 single-member constituencies held at least every five years under the first-past-the-post system. By constitutional convention, all governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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