Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
House of Commons
Connections
| Connections Sort ascending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary, Countess Cowper | William, Earl Cowper
, husband of MCC
, was examined before a committee of the House of Commons
on suspicion of Jacobite sympathies. In 1722 the actual Jacobite conspirator Christopher Layer
, while under investigation... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Clara Balfour | Clara Lucas
, who was not yet sixteen, married James Balfour
, who worked in the Ways and Means Office in the House of Commons
. Kirk, John Foster, and S. Austin Allibone, editors. A Supplement to Allibone’s Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors. J. B. Lippincott. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Stockdale | MS
's father, John Stockdale
, having been acquitted for publishing a libel (attacking the House of Commons
over Warren Hastings
), himself printed The Whole Proceedings on the Trial . . . against John Stockdale. Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall. 70 (1790): 582 |
Timeline
28 January 1973: William Hamilton's Private Member's Bill...
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28 January 1973
William Hamilton
's Private Member's Bill to outlaw sex discrimination by employers failed to pass the House of Commons
: Ronald Bell
single-handedly delayed voting until the teabreak intervened.
November 1973: Miners in Britain began an overtime ban in...
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November 1973
Miners in Britain began an overtime ban in protest against their pay offer from the government. Prime Minister Edward Heath
declared a state of emergency.
1980: Lesley Abdela founded the 300 Group, an organization...
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1980
Lesley Abdela
founded the 300 Group
, an organization devoted to equalizing representation of women in the House of Commons
.
11 June 1987: Diane Abbot became the first black woman...
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11 June 1987
Diane Abbot
became the first black woman elected to the House of Commons
.
24 May 1988: The Local Government Act came into force...
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24 May 1988
The Local Government Act came into force in Britain, containing the highly controversial section 28, forbidding local authorities from promoting homosexuality.
27 April 1992: Betty Boothroyd became the first woman to...
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27 April 1992
Betty Boothroyd
became the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons
; media reports made much of the fact that she had once worked in the Tiller Girls
dancing troupe.
11 November 1992: The General Synod of the Church of England...
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11 November 1992
The General Synod of the Church of England
voted to allow women priests; this was the culmination of a long campaign for the ordination of women.
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