The 1881 Preston by-election took place on 20 May 1881 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Edward Hermon. The Conservative candidate William...
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Lancashire 1915 Preston by-election 1929 Preston by-election 1936 Preston by-election 1940 Preston by-election 2000 Preston by-election A borough constituency...
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census of 1881 was to be independent of the administration of the county council, with the new status of county borough. Preston, with an 1881 population...
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as "Ecroydism". Ecroyd won the 1881 Preston by-election on a fair trade platform. He stood down at the 1885 election due to ill health, however Lord Salisbury...
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The 1881 St Ives by-election was fought on 11 April 1881. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir Charles Reed. The...
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graduated from University of Maryland School of Law in 1881 with a Bachelor of Laws. In 1881, Preston entered the law office of George M. Gill and after Gill's...
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The February 1882 Preston by-election was held on 2 February 1882, following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP John Holker, after his appointment...
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Unlike most Westminster by-elections, ministerial by-elections were often a formality, uncontested by opposition parties. Re-election was required under the...
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Frances Cleveland (redirect from Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston)
Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (née Folsom, christened Frank Clara; July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was the first lady of the United States from 1886...
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Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Preston Smith ran for reelection...
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Connally did not run for reelection to a fourth term, so the election pitted Democrat Preston Smith against Republican Paul Eggers. Smith was easily elected...
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States presidential election was the 21st quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1868. In the first election of the Reconstruction...
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In 1881, Dudley Marjoribanks, MP, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Tweedmouth. At the 26th October Berwick-upon-Tweed 1881 by-election, Hubert Jerningham...
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Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Preston Smith was reelected to...
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games in the 1880–81 season, including one on 26 March 1881 against Blackburn Rovers in which Preston were beaten 10–0. The club continued to play cricket...
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movement first started in Preston, England, in the early 19th century. The Preston Temperance Society was founded in 1833 by Joseph Livesey, who was to...
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Edward Hermon (category Politics of Preston)
died in office in 1881, aged 59. The resulting by-election in Preston was held on 23 May 1881, and won by the Conservative candidate William Ecroyd. Hermon's...
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general election. He is running unopposed again in 2024. Democrat Willie Preston was elected to the Illinois Senate unopposed in the 2022 general election. He...
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Francis Preston Blair Jr. (February 19, 1821 – July 8, 1875) was a United States Senator, a United States Congressman and a Union Army major general during...
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Artillery Militia from 1877 to 1881 and was a J.P. and deputy lieutenant for Fifeshire. Bruce was elected at the 1880 general election as the Member of Parliament...
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Preston railway station, in Preston, Lancashire, England, is an interchange railway station on the West Coast Main Line, half-way between London Euston...
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The 1978 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the governor of Texas. In a surprising upset, Republican Bill Clements was...
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general election, with Labour gaining power, the bypass was scrapped. Long Preston is the home of audiobook producer Magna Story Sound. Long Preston is served...
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supported the Beaven administration opposed to the Beaven administration By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet...
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districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the...
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Representatives for ten years until 1879. William Pinkney Whyte, served as mayor from 1881 until 1883, served three non-consecutive terms as United States Senator,...
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Governor of Virginia James Patton Preston won re-election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed. On election day, 30 November 1817, Democratic-Republican...
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of Education election will take place on November 5, 2024, alongside the statewide general elections. This will be the first ever election to the Board...
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Preston Zingari F.C. was an association football club from Preston, Lancashire, England, active in the 1880s and 1890s. The club, founded by John McGregor...
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Governor of Virginia James Patton Preston won re-election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed. On election day, 30 November 1818, Democratic-Republican...
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