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See also:VICTOR See also:ALEXANDER See also:BRUCE , 9th See also:earl of See also:Elgin (1849— ), See also:British statesman, was See also:born on the 16th of May 1849, the son of the 8th earl, and was educated at See also:Eton and Balliol See also:College, See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford. In 1863 he succeeded as 9th earl of Elgin and 13th of Kincardine. A Liberal in politics, he became first See also:commissioner of See also:works (1886), and subsequently See also:viceroy of See also:India (1894-1899). His See also:administration in India was chiefly notable for the frontier risings of 1897-1898. The Afridis See also:broke out into a fanatical revolt and through hesitation on the See also:part of the See also:government were allowed to seize the Khyber Pass, necessitating the See also:Tirah Expedition. After his return to See also:England he was nominated chairman of the royal See also:commission to investigate the conduct of the See also:South See also:African See also:War; and on the formation of See also:Sir See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry See also:- CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER (1788–1866)
- CAMPBELL, BEATRICE STELLA (Mrs PATRICK CAMPBELL) (1865– )
- CAMPBELL, GEORGE (1719–1796)
- CAMPBELL, JOHN
- CAMPBELL, JOHN (1708-1775)
- CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMPBELL, BARON (1779-1861)
- CAMPBELL, JOHN FRANCIS
- CAMPBELL, LEWIS (1830-1908)
- CAMPBELL, REGINALD JOHN (1867— )
- CAMPBELL, THOMAS (1777—1844)
Campbell-Bannerman's See also:ministry in See also:December 19os, he became a member of the See also:cabinet as secretary of See also:state for the colonies. In this capacity, though he showed many statesmanlike qualities, he was somewhat overshadowed by his brilliant under-secretary in the See also:Commons, Mr Winston See also:Churchill, whose speeches on colonial affairs were as aggressive as See also:Lord Elgin's were cautious; and when in See also:April 1908, Mr See also:Asquith became See also:prime See also:minister, Lord Elgin retired from the cabinet.
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