"George Jenkinson Sir George Samuel Jenkinson, 11th Baronet (27 September 1817 – 19 January 1892), was a British Conservative politician. Jenkinson was the son of the Right Reverend John Jenkinson, Bishop of St David's, and Frances Augusta, daughter of Augustus Pechell. Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, was his first cousin once removed. In 1855 he succeeded his uncle as eleventh Baronet. He died in Eastwood House, Falfield on 19 January 1892 and was buried in a vault in St George's Church, Falfield. He served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1862. He then unsuccessfully contested Wiltshire North"
"Sir Robert Bankes Jenkinson, 4th Baronet Sir Robert Bankes Jenkinson, 4th Baronet (c. 1687–1738) was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1717 to 1727. Jenkinson was the second son of Sir Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Baronet and his wife Sarah Tomlins, daughter of Thomas Tomlins of Bromley, Middlesex, and was baptised on 24 January 1687. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 18 February 1703. He was admitted at Lincolns Inn in 1705 and was called to the bar in 1713. He succeeded his brother Sir Robert Jenkinson, 3rd Baronet on 29 October 1717."
"of Charles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool. Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool was his great-uncle, and his older brother was Francis John Savile Foljambe, a fellow Liberal politician. He joined the Royal Navy and served as a midshipman 1861-67 then lieutenant 1867-70, in England, and in New Zealand during the Waikato War in 1863-64. He kept his own hand-written logs of his voyages, which include numerous colour and black and white sketches. His postings included: H.M.S. ""Victory"" (1861-1862), H.M.S. ""Defence"" (1862-1863), H.M.S. ""Curacoa"" (1863-1867), H.M. Gunboat ""Pioneer"" (1863), H.M. Steamer ""Avon"" (1863-1864), and H.M. Colonial Steamer ""Koheroa"""
"He was succeeded in the baoronetcy by his eldest son Robert, and then by his second son Bankes. Sir Robert Bankes Jenkinson, 4th Baronet Sir Robert Bankes Jenkinson, 4th Baronet (c. 1687–1738) was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1717 to 1727. Jenkinson was the second son of Sir Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Baronet and his wife Sarah Tomlins, daughter of Thomas Tomlins of Bromley, Middlesex, and was baptised on 24 January 1687. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 18 February 1703. He was admitted at Lincolns Inn in 1705 and was called"
"the Second Protectorate Parliament and in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was created baronet on 18 May 1661. Jenkinson died at the age of 56. Jenkinson married Mary Banks, daughter of Sir John Bankes PC of Kingston Hall, Dorset. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Robert. Sir Robert Jenkinson, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Jenkinson, 1st Baronet (1621 – 30 March 1677) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1659. Jenkinson was the son of Sir Robert Jenkinson of Walcot, Oxfordshire and his wife Anna-Maria Lee, daughter of Sir"
"Boss Johnson Byron Ingemar ""Boss"" Johnson (December 10, 1890 – January 12, 1964), born Björn Ingimar ""Bjössi"" Jónsson, served as the 24th Premier of the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1947 to 1952. To his contemporaries he was often referred to by his nickname, ""Boss Johnson"", which had nothing to do with his personality, but was an anglicization of the Icelandic ""Bjossi"", which is a diminutive form of his birth-name of Bjorn, which was adapted into English as Byron. Johnson was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia. After overseas service in World War I, he and his brothers"
"1000 former members of St John's College appear in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Prime Ministers: Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (briefly admitted) , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1785–66 and 1782, F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1827–28, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1852–55, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1855–58 & 1859–65, Alfred Domett, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1862–63, Sir Francis Bell, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1925, Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, 2004–14."
"Sir Robert Jenkinson, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Jenkinson, 1st Baronet (1621 – 30 March 1677) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1659. Jenkinson was the son of Sir Robert Jenkinson of Walcot, Oxfordshire and his wife Anna-Maria Lee, daughter of Sir Robert Lee of Billeslee. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford aged 16 on 16 December 1636 and was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1649. In 1654, Jenkinson was elected Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Oxfordshire in 1656 for"
"Jenkinson succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire on 22 February 1710 after a closely contested by-election. He was returned unopposed at the 1710 general election six months later and in 1713 and 1715. Jenkinson died of a fever on 29 October 1717, and was buried at Charlbury. He had no children and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother Robert Bankes. His widow married Charles Eversfield in 1731. Sir Robert Jenkinson, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Jenkinson, 3rd Baronet (1685–1717) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1710 to 1717. Jenkinson was"
"Sir Robert Jenkinson, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Jenkinson, 3rd Baronet (1685–1717) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1710 to 1717. Jenkinson was the eldest son of Sir Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Baronet and his wife Sarah Tomlins, daughter of Thomas Tomlins of Bromley, Middlesex, and was baptised on 23 November 1785. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 18 February 1703 In 1705, he was admitted at Lincolns Inn. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 30 January 1710. He married by licence dated. 4 February 1712, Henrietta Maria Scarborough, daughter of Charles Scarborough."
"Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, (3 February 183022 August 1903), styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician, serving as Prime Minister three times for a total of over thirteen years. He was the last Prime Minister to head his full administration from the House of Lords. Lord Robert Cecil was first elected to the House of Commons in 1854 and served as Secretary of State for India in Lord Derby's Conservative government from 1866 until"
"United States, is named in his honour, as are the towns of Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, the town of Grafton, New York, the unincorporated community of Grafton, Virginia, and possibly the township (since 1856 a city) of Grafton, West Virginia. The Grafton Centre Shopping Mall in Cambridge is also named after him, and indeed lies on Fitzroy Street. Cape Grafton in Far North Queensland was named after him by Lieutenant James Cook during his first voyage of discovery. Grafton had the longest post-premiership of any prime minister in British history, totalling 41 years and 45 days. On 29 January"
"named for him. He is also known for often putting members of his family into the Government while Prime Minister. As his first name was Robert, this habit is sometimes said to have given rise to the popular expression 'Bob's your uncle' (meaning roughly 'It's all right, everything is sure to come off') During World War II, Hatfield house was the location of the first Civil Resettlement Unit, and acted as Headquarters for the scheme. CRUs were created to help repatriated British prisoners of war to transition back to civilian life, and the luxurious setting of Hatfield was considered very"
"his family through journalism and later reconciled with his father. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, (3 February 183022 August 1903), styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician, serving as Prime Minister three times for a total of over thirteen years. He was the last Prime Minister to head his full administration from the House of Lords. Lord Robert Cecil was first elected to the House of Commons in 1854 and served as Secretary of State"
"improving commerce and communications in the region. The settlement was known from about 1825 as Kingston, but in 1901, the name was changed to Rexton. This was probably to avoid confusion with other Kingstons, particularly Kingston, Kings County, New Brunswick, which still carries the name. Rexton (Kingston at the time) was the birthplace of Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1922–1923, and is currently the only Prime Minister of that nation to not have been born in the British Isles. His name is honoured at a recently upgraded community attraction, Bonar Law Common, and also at Bonar"
"and fourth Baronet, also represented this constituency in the House of Commons. The seventh Baronet (the son of Charles Jenkinson, younger son of the second Baronet) was a prominent politician and notably served as President of the Board of Trade and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1786 he was created Baron Hawkesbury, of Hawkesbury in the County of Gloucester, in the Peerage of Great Britain, and in 1796 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Liverpool, also in the Peerage of Great Britain. His eldest son, the second Earl, was Prime Minister of the"
"1772, Jenkinson became a Privy Councillor and Vice Treasurer of Ireland, and in 1775 he purchased the lucrative sinecure of Clerk of the Pells in Ireland and became Master of the Mint. From 1778 until the close of Lord North's ministry in 1782 he was Secretary at War. From 1786 to 1804, he was President of the Board of Trade and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and he was popularly regarded as enjoying the confidence of the king to a special degree. In 1786 he was created Baron Hawkesbury, of Hawkesbury in the County of Gloucester, and ten years"
"human dignity and the environment, and for the major role he has played in helping to stabilise the world's financial system"". Speeches Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Blair Government from 1997 to 2007. Brown was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2015, first for Dunfermline East and later for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. A doctoral graduate of the University of Edinburgh, Brown spent his"
"James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, (23 October 1861 – 4 April 1947), known as Viscount Cranborne from 1868 to 1903, was a British statesman. Born in London, Salisbury was the eldest son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who served as British Prime Minister, by his wife Georgina (née Alderson). The Right Reverend Lord William Cecil, Lord Cecil of Chelwood and Lord Quickswood were his younger brothers and Prime Minister Arthur Balfour his first cousin. He was educated at Eton and University College, Oxford, graduating BA in 1885. He started"
"Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. At the same dinner, he ""eulogised"" the Tory Foreign Secretary George Canning. He attended parliament regularly, and campaigned for tariff reforms, represented shipping interests and North American colonies, and advocated Newfoundland's claim to an independent legislative assembly. The latter was established and Robinson's partner, John Bingley Garland, served as the first speaker in 1833. In Parliament, Robinson denounced ""fraudulent schemes"" of joint-stock companies, voted against the Duke of Clarence's grant, for Catholic emancipation, for revision of the Corn Laws, and against increased protection for barley. He also advocated inquiries into electoral interference by the"
"down their arms, the war continued until October 1897 in Mashonaland. Despite the Raid, Jameson had a successful political life following the invasion, receiving many honours in later life. In 1903 Jameson was put forward as the leader of the Progressive (British) Party in the Cape Colony. When the party was successful he served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1904 to 1908. His government was unique in Cape history, as being the only Ministry to be composed exclusively of British politicians. During the Conference of Colonial Premiers held in London in March 1907, he was made a"
"Robert Jenkins (British politician) Robert Christmas Dewar Jenkins (29 September 1900 – 25 Jun 1978) was a British Conservative Party politician, and a Member of Parliament for 13 years. The son of J Hamilton Jenkins, he was educated at Latymer Upper School. During the First World War he served in the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps and the King's Royal Rifle Corps. In 1927 he was elected to Kensington Borough Council, remaining a member of the council until its abolition in 1965. He was mayor of Kensington from 1939–45 and leader of the Conservative group of the council from"
"with Oriental Literature; for his variable reports to the Government of India; & for his administration of the affairs of Berar"""" Richard Jenkins (MP) Sir Richard Jenkins (18 February 1785 – 30 December 1853) was Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury from 1830 to 1832 and from 1837 to 1841. He was also Chairman of the East India Company in 1839. Richard Jenkins was born at Cruckton, near Shrewsbury, the eldest son of Richard Jenkins of Bicton Hall, Shropshire. He married Elizabeth Helen, daughter of Hugh Spottiswoode, of the Honourable East India Company Civil Service, and was the father of Colonel"
"F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, (1 November 1782 – 28 January 1859), styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known as The Viscount Goderich between 1827 and 1833, the name by which he is best known to history, was a British politician during the Regency era. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between August 1827 and January 1828. A member of the rural landowning aristocracy, Robinson entered politics through family connections. In the House of Commons he rose through junior ministerial ranks, achieving cabinet office in 1818 as"
"Begum Johnson Begum Johnson (10 April 1725/28 – 3 February 1812) was 'The oldest British resident in Bengal, universally beloved, respected and revered'. She lived most of her remarkably long life in Calcutta, and was witness to the history of Kolkata during an era which spanned from the inception of British rule over Bengal in 1757 to its utter consolidation by the early 1800s. She died in Calcutta in 1812. That same year, her grandson, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and served in that high office for as many as fifteen years"
"the Rt Revd John Jenkinson, Bishop of St David's. He sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Wiltshire North. The family seat is Hawkesbury near Badminton in Gloucestershire. The Jenkinson Baronetcy, of Walton Hall, Chesterfield, in the County of Derby, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 December 1685 for Paul Jenkinson, who was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1687. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1739. Jenkinson baronets There have been two baronetcies created for people with the surname Jenkinson, both in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant"
"reply to Samuel Whitbread's critical motion on the government's Russian policy. He delivered several other speeches during the session, including one against the abolition of the slave trade, which reflected his father's strong opposition to William Wilberforce's campaign. He served as a member of the Board of Control for India from 1793 to 1796. In the defence movement that followed the outbreak of hostilities with France, Jenkinson, was one of the first of the ministers of the government to enlist in the militia. In 1794 he became a Colonel in the Cinque Ports Fencibles, and his military duties led to"
"Peter Jenkins (politician) Peter William Jenkins (born April 30, 1944) is a Canadian politician, who has served as deputy premier and health minister in the territorial government of the Yukon, and as mayor of Dawson City. Jenkins, a hotelier, first ran for the territorial legislature in 1989 but lost to NDP cabinet minister Art Webster. In that vote, Jenkins' campaign manager was future Liberal Premier Pat Duncan. Prior to entering provincial politics, he served as mayor of Dawson City from 1980 to 1994, earning the nickname ""Pirate Pete"" after he registered for satellite television service under the name of a"
"Robert Walpole Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British who is generally regarded as the ""de facto"" first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Although the exact dates of Walpole's dominance, dubbed the ""Robinocracy"", are a matter of scholarly debate, the period 1721–1742 is often used. He dominated the Walpole–Townshend ministry and the subsequent Walpole ministry and holds the record as the longest-serving British prime minister in history. Speck says that Walpole's uninterrupted run of 20 years as Prime Minister ""is rightly regarded as one"
"Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Blair Government from 1997 to 2007. Brown was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2015, first for Dunfermline East and later for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. A doctoral graduate of the University of Edinburgh, Brown spent his early career working as both a lecturer at a further education college and a television journalist. He entered Parliament in 1983 as"
"Frank Jenkinson Francis Joseph Jenkinson, OBE, JP (died 12 January 1965), frequently referred to in print as F. J. Jenkinson, and in person as Frank Jenkinson, was an English farmer, local politician and magistrate, who served as Chairman of Kesteven County Council and Chairman of the West Kesteven Rural District Council. Jenkinson was the second of two sons born to George Augustus Jenkinson (died 1929) and his wife Mary Elizabeth (1845–1936), a native of Saltfleetby near Louth. The elder Jenkinson's family had lived in Barrowby for generations; he was educated at Sedgebrook Grammar School and farmed at Barrowby until he"
"The tallest Prime Minister is believed to be Lord Salisbury, who was around in height, although Downing Street's own website lists James Callaghan as the tallest. The longest personal name held by a British Prime Minister was that of Lord Derby whose three forenames and double-barreled surnameEdward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanleytotal 32 letters. The shortest baptismal names, each 10 letters long, were held by Lord Bute who was plain John Stuart, and Sir Robert Peel. John Major was baptised ""John Roy Major"" but his birth certificate simply read ""John Major"", and so his legal name has only nine letters. (He used"
"grouping while Walpole and Townshend opposed them. In 1717, consequent on changes in the ministry, Stanhope was made First Lord of the Treasury, and was the last Chancellor of the Exchequer to sit in the House of Lords. A year later he returned to his former office of secretary for the southern department. On 3 July 1717, he was created Baron Stanhope of Elvaston and Viscount Stanhope of Mahon and, on 14 April 1718, Earl Stanhope. He was in all but name ""Prime Minister"" and is sometimes presented as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain, rather than Sir Robert"