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... Bench under the Govern. ment of Lord Mielbourne, The learned gentleman, as may be judged from his promotion, began life as a Whig, and fought a severe but unsuccessful contest ?? University withthepresent Lord Chief Justice Lefroy and Recorder Shaw. Soon ...

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... within the last 3ear or two, when he voluntarily retired from public life. As a matter of course he was much mired up in the Whig intrigues of his day; but upon the whole, and especially of late years, his fairness and moderation have commanded the respect ...

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... became a barrister, and between 1820 and 1830 drafted bills for the flame Office through the patronage of Sir R. Peel. The Whig Goveinment employed him in the same capacity. In 1835 he was private secretary to Sir R. Peel, and was appointed Under-Secretary ...

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... daughters. The eldest son, Clotworthy John, born October 4, 1642, succeeds to the titles and estates. Lord Massereene was a Whig in politics, the advocate of Catholic Relief and Parliamentary Reform. In private life his character was most amiable. He took ...

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... became prominent in representation of our great staple English manufactures. Under the Grey Ministry Mr Littleton joined the Whig party, and he had the chief conduct of the Boundary Commission for the decision of electoral limits under the Reform Bill. ...

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... Captain Townsbend, R.N., was for many years the colleague of Sir R. Peel in the representation of Tamworth. In politics he was a Whig of a rather decided stamp, and he was a warm supporter of the cause of Polish independence, even when it was at a comparative ...

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... besides being a proprietor in Canadian and W~est Indian lands. Iti 1818. at the general election, lie stood fer Coventry in the Whig interest, and after ?? days' polling was returned, with Air Peter MI ore. Itt 1820, at the gencral election, Mr Ellice was ...

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... agriculturist, and more especially as a breeder of short-horn stock. As a politician, Mr. Langston was strongly attached to Whig principles, and on no occasion deserted them, but supported them to the utmost. Mr. Langston was in his fifty-eight year, and ...

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... of Lords, a vacancy occurs in the represen. tation of Buckinghamshire in the UoUS8e of Commons. The late Lord Chesham was a Whig in p04ti6s, and was a true follower of his party. From his amiable Manners and charitable feeling to all those who lad occasion ...