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... Chancellor of the Exchequer with the full consent of the great united Liberal party . But when Mr. Disraeli pre- sented to the House of Commons a well - considered financial scheme - at once the boldest and most statesmanlike Budget ...
... Chancellor of the Exchequer with the full consent of the great united Liberal party . But when Mr. Disraeli pre- sented to the House of Commons a well - considered financial scheme - at once the boldest and most statesmanlike Budget ...
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... Chancellor of the Exchequer -Address on re - election - Lord Derby's Protectionism- " The Rupert of Parliamentary Discussion " . 133 CHAPTER VI . CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER . Questioned by Mr. Villiers - Declines to pledge himself on ...
... Chancellor of the Exchequer -Address on re - election - Lord Derby's Protectionism- " The Rupert of Parliamentary Discussion " . 133 CHAPTER VI . CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER . Questioned by Mr. Villiers - Declines to pledge himself on ...
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... Chancellor notoriously hated Lord Beaconsfield most cordially , and as notoriously was not in the habit of verifying his statements with too much care . Otherwise he would searcely have told this particular story so frequently as he did ...
... Chancellor notoriously hated Lord Beaconsfield most cordially , and as notoriously was not in the habit of verifying his statements with too much care . Otherwise he would searcely have told this particular story so frequently as he did ...
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... Chancellor ( Brougham ) had unblushingly tried to force his private secretary , Mr. Le Marchant , upon the neighbouring borough of Aylesbury , and had only withdrawn him at the last moment to make room for the son of another minister ...
... Chancellor ( Brougham ) had unblushingly tried to force his private secretary , Mr. Le Marchant , upon the neighbouring borough of Aylesbury , and had only withdrawn him at the last moment to make room for the son of another minister ...
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... Chancellor of the Exchequer , and two days later Earl Grey - who felt that without his leadership in the Commons , the task of governing would be an impos- sibility - followed his example . There were indeed plausible reasons for the ...
... Chancellor of the Exchequer , and two days later Earl Grey - who felt that without his leadership in the Commons , the task of governing would be an impos- sibility - followed his example . There were indeed plausible reasons for the ...
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