Politician. Born Essex. Grandson of the first baronet. Governor of South Australia. Died in a cottage at Cromer, rather than in his nearby family seat, Colne House, because at the time, WW1, that was being used as a hospital for soldiers.
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Alienation Office
Under the feudal system the King owned all land and others could only hold it as the King's tenants. Transfers between tenants were known as 'alienations' and this required a licence from the King....
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Spencer W. Homewood
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Martyn Rowson
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Henry Reader Williams
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National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
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