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1 day ago · Knox joined the government in 1770 as undersecretary of state for the American department and became a figurehead for the coercion of America. 22 Sir William Meredith, a Rockinghamite Whig and former lord of the admiralty, later joined the North ministry as comptroller of the household and published a response to the attacks of Lord Chatham on ...
3 days ago · General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham; Brigadier George Chatterton; General Sir John Cheape; Brigadier Daniel James Edward Cheesman; General Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford; Brigadier John Norman Cheney; Brigadier-General Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham; Field Marshal Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode
3 days ago · DIE Jovis, 19 o Julii 1770. Domini prfentes fuerunt. Comes Rochford. Ds. Mansfield. Comes Powis. The Lord Mansfield acquainted the House, That His Majesty had been pleased to grant a Commission under the Great Seal, for the further Prorogation of the Parliament. Then Three of the Lords Commissioners, being in their Robes, and seated on a Form ...
4 days ago · He married in 1774, Hester, one of the daughters of William, the great earl of Chatham, who died in 1780, by whom he has three daughters; Hester-Lucy, married to Mr. Taylor, of Sevenoke; Grisilda, and Rachael. He married secondly in 1781, Louisa, daughter of Henry Grenville, esq. late governor of Barbadoes, by whom he has two sons and one daughter.
2 days ago · Paired. Two members from opposite sides of the House can agree to neutralize their votes by abstaining from voting on a given day, allowing them to be absent from the House. Mr. Ziad Aboultaif. (Edmonton Manning) Conservative. Nay. Mr. Scott Aitchison. (Parry Sound—Muskoka) Conservative.
3 days ago · From his eldest son the Lords Leigh of the present creation, and from his second those of the earlier creation were descended; his third son was grandfather of Sir Francis Leigh, created Earl of Chichester, through whom he was ancestor of Chatham and the younger Pitt.
4 days ago · A lack of affordable housing is the number one problem relating to the encampment, says Hope Haven general manager Loree Bailey. So too is the need for immediate treatment for addictions and mental health beyond what can be provided at the 10-day detox program at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
