Word: earldom
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...remembered. For the future, Macmillan intends to devote some of his time to his family's publishing house and hopes to commit at least "a few thoughts" to paper. He can also feel confident that his years in the political vineyards will be royally rewarded, either with an earldom or by being dubbed a Knight of the Garter, or both...
...Commons from 1931 to 1945 as M.P. for South Lanark, was re-elected in 1950 but went to the Lords after succeeding to the 14th earldom of Home...
...party and looks like a vote getter to boot, the name is presented for routine approval to the Queen. Thus Macmillan's successor will probably not be announced until after Parliament reconvenes Oct. 24 and the Prime Minister formally resigns. In all probability, Macmillan will be given an earldom...
Titles for Sale. To stay there, Lloyd George showered his supporters with promises and promotions. His aides peddled peerages to all wealthy bidders, and the Tory treasurer, an undisclosed bankrupt who was later to be rewarded with an earldom, secretly diverted to Lloyd George's own political slush fund a vast sum that the Conservatives had raised from their supporters. To appease all segments of both parties, Lloyd George by turns advocated peace in Europe and war in the Middle East; he urged rapprochement with Soviet Russia and vowed uncompromising hostility to the Bolsheviks; he paid lip service...
Diehard romantics declare that Eden's earldom has a far more intriguing explanation. Recalling that handsome, 30-year-old Nicholas Eden, Sir Anthony's son-about-town, has frequently been seen with Princess Alexandra of late, they insist that Father took the title to bolster young Eden's prospect of a royal marriage...