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1992 Patrick A Devlin, England, judge/lead house of Lords, dies
1990 Brook Yeaton weds Traci Lords 1985 Britains House of Lords debate 1st televised 1968 Traci Lords, American Actress 1966 Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53 1958 1st women in English House of Lords 1958 1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords 1958 House of Lords passes bill allowing women in 1956 Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lanka cricket opener, 190 vs. England Lords 1984 1954 Scott Kempner, "Top Ten" rocker, Del Lords 1952 Waldorf Astor, House of Lords and Commons/owner of Observer, dies 1951 Earl Howe, born in England, British politician, Conservative, front bench member, House of Lords, Health spokesman 1949 Helene Hayman, born in England, Baroness Helene Hayman, Helene Valerie Hayman, Member of Parliament, Life Peer, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1947 Lyndon Harrison, born in Britain, Baron Harrison, life peer, House of Lords, Member of the European Parliament 1989 - 1999 1946 John Astor, born in Britain, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, businessman, Conservative Party, House of Lords, Shadow Minister of Defense 1944 Janric Craig, born in England, born Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, served in the House of Lords 1943 John Montagu, born in England, 11th Earl of Sandwich, elected as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords, related to 4th Earl who popularized the sandwich 1943 Tom McNally, born in England, Thomas McNally, Baron McNally, politician, Liberal Party, Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords, life peer, Baron of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire 1942 Tessa Blackstone, born in England, Baroness Blackstone, politician, university administrator, Labor Party, life peer, House of Lords, Baroness Blackstone of Stoke Newington in Greater London 1939 Charles Lyell, born in England, born Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, politician, Conservative Party, whip, House of Lords, Peerage of the United Kingdom 1935 James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1934 Simon Mackay, born in Scotland, born Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw of Tanlawhill in the County of Dumfries, Lord Tannlaw, crossbench member of the House of Lords, director or family company Inchape 1932 Richard Thomas, born in Britain, admiral, served as Black Rod, House of Lords 1992 - 1995, UK Military Representative to NATO 1989 - 1992 1929 Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords 1925 Lord Graham of Edmonton, House of Lords, chief opposition whip 1925 Peter Lane, born in England, Baron Lane of Horsell, Lord Land of Horsell, politician, businessman, Conservative Party, served in Royal Navy, life peer, House of Lords 1923 England's House of Lords accepts new divorce law 1922 Lord James Hanson, English industrialist/House of Lords, Conservative 1921 Martin Buckmaster, born in England, born Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster, diplomat, served in the House of Lords 1919 Lord Aberdare, committee chairman, House of Lords 1918 Malcolm Shepherd, born in England, born Malcolm Newton Shepherd, Lord Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd of Spalding, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Lords 1915 Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, deputy speaker, House of Lords 1914 Lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman, Comm House of Lords 1914 British House of Lords rejects women suffrage 1914 Donald Stokes, born in Plymouth, England, born Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes, Lord Stokes, industrialist, life peer in the House of Lords, managing director of British Leyland Motor Corporation 1913 Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, U.S., sci-fi author, Space Lords 1913 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill 1911 Parliament Act reduces power of House of Lords 1812 Lord Byron makes his maiden speech in House of Lords 1774 English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright 1689 Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords |
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