Word: chancellor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Council of State of four to rule in his name during his temporary absence. The four chosen were Prince Henry, Their Majesties' third son (who, rumor has it, is to become Duke of Edinburgh on the King's next birthday), the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord High Chancellor (Lord Cave), the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin). They, or any two of them, were empowered to transact all the business usually transacted by the King, except the granting of titles or the dissolving of Parliament. And, "all and singular, archbishops, dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, bishops, barons, baronets, knights, citizens, burgesses...
...thought of Lord Balfour, the eldest of Britain's Elder Statesmen; Lord Derby, a popular figure in politics ; the Duke of Devonshire, austere, rotund. He thought of slightly reshuffling the Cabinet by making Lord Cecil, who is Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, or Lord Salisbury, who is Lord Privy Seal, Lord President of the Council. But he came to no decision...
...Karl Jarres, Nationalist, representing the opportunist Monarchists (supported by Chancellor Hans Luther and Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemana...
...years of age, a lawyer by profession and from 1914 to 1923 Mayor of Duisberg. Late in 1923, he became Minister of the Interior in the Stresemann Government and held the same post and the Vice Chancellorship last year in the Marx Government. Upon the advent of Chancellor Luther to power, he once again became Mayor of Duisberg...
...Wilhelm Marx, cleric, is candidate of the Centre or Catholic Party. Last year, Dr. Marx was Chancellor in succession to Chancellor Stresemann. Recently, he was appointed Minister President of the Prussian Government (TIME, Mar. 2) but failed to obtain a vote of confidence and had to resign...