Former Irish lord lieutenant The Duke of Northumberland died on 11 February 1847
#OnThisDay 11 February 1847 Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland died at the age of 61 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1829 to 1830. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 11 February 1843 Andrew Geils died at the age of about 70 in Dumbuck, Scotland. He served as the 3rd Commandant of Van Diemen's Land from 1812 to 1813. #OTD #history #vandiemensland #vdl #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics
Future Victorian governor The Earl Brassey was born on 11 February 1836
#OnThisDay 11 February 1836 Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey was born. He served as Governor of Victoria from 1895 to 1900. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
Former Irish lord lieutenant The Marquess of Buckingham died on 11 February 1813
#OnThisDay 11 February 1813 George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham died at the age of 59 in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1782 to 1783, and from 1787 to 1789. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
The Lord Grenville became prime minister of the United Kingdom on 11 February 1806
British prime minister William Pitt the Younger died on 23 January 1806
#OnThisDay 11 February 1806 William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, a member of the Whigs, took office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding William Pitt the Younger of the Tories, who died the month before. #OTD #history #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
Future Irish lord lieutenant The Marquess Camden was born on 11 February 1759
#OnThisDay 11 February 1759 John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden was born in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1795 to 1798. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
The Earl of Orford resigned as prime minister of Great Britain on 11 February 1742
The Earl of Wilmington became prime minister of Great Britain on 16 February 1742
#OnThisDay 11 February 1742 Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford resigned as the inaugural Prime Minister of Great Britain, having served since 1721 as a member of the Whigs. He was succeeded a few days later by Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, a fellow Whig. #OTD #history #ukpol #ukpolitics
Geoff Gallop became premier of Western Australia on 10 February 2001
Richard Court resigned as premier of Western Australia on 10 February 2001
#OnThisDay 10 February 2001 Geoffrey Ian "Geoff" Gallop, leader of the Labor Party, was sworn in as the 27th Premier of Western Australia, succeeding Richard Fairfax Court of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #wapol #wapolitics #politics
Neville Wran began his sixth ministry as premier of New South Wales on 10 February 1984
#OnThisDay 10 February 1984 Neville Kenneth Wran, leader of the Labor Party, was sworn in for a sixth consecutive time as the 35th Premier of New South Wales. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics
It's former Canadian governor general Adrienne Clarkson's 87th birthday
It's the 87th birthday of Adrienne Louise Clarkson, who was born #OnThisDay 10 February 1939 as Adrienne Louise Poy in Victoria, Hong Kong. She served as the 26th Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #politics
Former South Australian premier Henry Strangways died on 10 February 1920
#OnThisDay 10 February 1920 Henry Bull Templer Strangways died at the age of 87 in Somerset, England. He served as the 12th Premier of South Australia from 1868 to 1870. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics
Former Tasmanian premier Thomas Reibey died on 10 February 1912
#OnThisDay 10 February 1912 Thomas Reibey died at the age of 90 in Launceston, Tasmania. He served as the 11th Premier of Tasmania from 1876 to 1877. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics
Future British prime minister The Earl of Stockton was born on 10 February 1894
#OnThisDay 10 February 1894 Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton was born in London, England. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963 as leader of the Conservative Party. #OTD #history #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
The Lord Sydenham upgraded from governor general of the Canadas to governor general of the Province of Canada on 10 February 1841
#OnThisDay 10 February 1841 Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham, who had served as Governor General of the Canadas since 1839, became the inaugural Governor General of the Province of Canada. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #qbcpoli #onpoli #politics
The Province of Canada was created, from the union of Upper and Lower Canada, on 10 February 1841
#OnThisDay 10 February 1841 the Province of Canada was created, from the union of the British North American colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, under the sovereignty of Queen Victoria. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #qbcpoli #onpoli #politics
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Louis XV effectively abdicated as king of New France on 10 February 1763
George III became the sole king of future Canada on 10 February 1763
#OnThisDay 10 February 1763 the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Seven Years' War. Among other things, King Louis XV of France ceded most of New France to King George III of Great Britain, as part of British America. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #france #canpoli #cndpoli #ukpol #politics
The Earl of Bath became prime minister of Great Britain on 10 February 1746
Henry Pelham resigned as prime minister of Great Britain on 10 February 1746
#OnThisDay 10 February 1746 William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, a member of the Whigs, took office as Prime Minister of Great Britain, succeeding Henry Pelham, a fellow Whig. #OTD #history #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 10 February 1306 John Comyn III of Badenoch was murdered at the age of about 32 in Greyfriars, Dumfries, Scotland. He served as Guardian of Scotland from 1296 to 1304. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #scotland #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
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#OnThisDay 10 February 1121 Domnall Ua Lochlainn died at the age of 72 or 73. He had reigned as King of Ailech since 1083, and as High King of Ireland. He was succeeded as High King by Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair, and in Ailech by Conchobar mac Domnaill. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #iepol
Future Irish taoiseach Garret FitzGerald was born on 9 February 1926
#OnThisDay 9 February 1926 Garret Desmond FitzGerald was born in Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland. He served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 1981 to 1982, and from 1982 to 1987, as leader of Fine Gael. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
Stanley Bruce became prime minister of Australia on 9 February 1923
Billy Hughes resigned as prime minister of Australia on 9 February 1923
#OnThisDay 9 February 1923 Stanley Melbourne Bruce, leader of the Nationalist Party, was sworn in as the 8th Prime Minister of Australia, succeeding William Morris "Billy" Hughes, the previous Nationalist leader. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Sir Francis Newdegate retired as governor of Tasmania on 9 February 1920
Sir William Allardyce became governor of Tasmania on 16 April 1920
Sir Herbert Nicholls became administrator of Tasmania on 9 February 1920
#OnThisDay 9 February 1920 Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate retired as the 12th Governor of Tasmania, having served since 1917. He was succeeded in April by Sir William Lamond Allardyce. Sir Herbert Nicholls thus became Administrator. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics
H. H. Asquith began his second term as prime minister of the United Kingdom on 9 February 1910
#OnThisDay 9 February 1910 Herbert Henry Asquith, leader of the Liberal Party, was appointed to a second consecutive term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. #OTD #history #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
Can hear many voices screaming at the Australian police "stop", "they're praying, they're fucking praying, leave them alone" as they're dragged from their kneeling positions.
What fucking threat are they?
None!
#Auspol #HerzogNotWelcome #Protests
Former Victorian premier Sir Charles Gavan Duffy died on 9 February 1903
#OnThisDay 9 February 1903 Sir Charles Gavan Duffy died at the age of 86 in Nice, France. He served as the 8th Premier of Victoria from 1871 to 1872. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #politics
John Robertson became premier of New South Wales on 9 February 1875
Henry Parkes resigned as premier of New South Wales on 8 February 1875
#OnThisDay 9 February 1875 John Robertson was sworn in to a third non-consecutive term as the 5th Premier of New South Wales, succeeding Henry Parkes, who resigned the day before. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics
