Marquess of Zetland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 August 1892 for the former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,Lawrence Dundas,3rd Earl of Zetland. Zetland is an archaic form of Shetland. The Dundas family descends from the wealthy Scottish businessman and Member of Parliament,Lawrence Dundas. In 1762 he was created a Baronet,of Kerse in the County of Linlithgow,in the Baronetage of Great Britain. The title was created with remainder,failing heirs male of his own,to his brother Thomas Dundas and the heirs male of his body. He was succeeded by his son,the second Baronet. He represented Richmond and Stirling in the House of Commons and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland. In 1794 he was created Baron Dundas,of Aske in the North Riding of the County of York,in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord Dundas notably purchased the right to the earldom of Orkney and lordship of Zetland from James Douglas,14th Earl of Morton.
Sir Robert James Atkins is a British Conservative politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Preston North from 1979 to 1983,and then for South Ribble from 1983 to 1997. He served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North West England region from 1999 to 2014.
John Robert Purvis,CBE was a Conservative MEP for Mid Scotland and Fife (1979–1984) and for Scotland from 1999 to 2009 was one of Scotland's seven MEPs.
Sir Charles Hilton Seely,2nd Baronet,VD,KGStJ,was a British industrialist,landowner and Liberal Unionist politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln from 1895 to 1906 and for Mansfield from 1916 to 1918. He was a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire and Nottinghamshire and the Deputy Lieutenant for Nottinghamshire. He was also a Knight of Grace of the Order of St John.
Sir Stuart Auchincloss Coats,2nd Baronet was a British politician and Member of Parliament for Wimbledon from 1916 to 1918 and then East Surrey from 1918 to 1922.
Better Off Out (BOO) is the name of a non-party campaign that called for the United Kingdom (UK)'s withdrawal from the European Union (EU). It is run by The Freedom Association,a pressure group that describes itself as non-partisan,centre-right and libertarian,and has links to the Conservative Party,The Brexit Party and UK Independence Party (UKIP). The campaign was formed in 2006 and is based in Cheltenham,England.
Colonel Sir John Edward Gilmour,3rd Baronet,DSO,TD,DL was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for East Fife for 18 years,from 1961 to 1979. He was also a soldier,farmer and landowner,and a company director and building society vice-president.
The 2009 European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's component of the 2009 European Parliament election,the voting for which was held on Thursday 4 June 2009. The election was held concurrently with the 2009 local elections in England. In total,72 Members of the European Parliament were elected from the United Kingdom using proportional representation.
Adam Dugdale Fergusson is a British journalist,author and Conservative Party politician who served one term in the European Parliament as an MEP. He has remained involved in the field of European Union affairs since,as a Special Adviser to Conservative governments and as a business consultant. Among other books,he wrote When Money Dies,a classic account of hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic. It deals with not only the economic impacts that hyperinflation had upon society in the Weimar Republic,but also the way that society itself changed. Societal norms were broken down in the wake of hyperinflation,and Fergusson approaches this topic. First published in 1975,When Money Dies was hailed as a cult classic in the wake of the Financial crisis of 2007–2008,with copies changing hands on eBay for up to $1,000. As a result,When Money Dies was republished in July 2010,becoming an internet sensation after allegedly being commended by financier Warren Buffett.
Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen,1st Baronet,also known as Jock McEwen,was a British Unionist politician who served in the House of Commons as Conservative Member of Parliament for Berwick and Haddington from the 1931 to 1945 general elections.
There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hope,three in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2010 one creation is extant,one dormant and two extinct.
The Stewart-Clark Baronetcy,of Dundas in the County of West Lothian,is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 February 1918 for John Stewart-Clark. He was a director of the firm of Clark &Co. Born John Clark,he assumed the additional surname of Stewart in 1909.
The 1961 East Fife by-election was a by-election held for the UK House of Commons constituency of East Fife in Scotland on 9 November 1961. It was won by the Unionist candidate Sir John Gilmour with a majority of 7,066 votes.
Dundas Castle is a 15th-century castle,with substantial 19th-century additions by William Burn,in the Dalmeny parish of West Lothian,Scotland. The home of the Dundas family since the Middle Ages,it was sold in the late 19th century and is currently the residence of politician and businessman Sir Jack Stewart-Clark. The tower house and the adjoining Tudor-Gothic mansion are listed separately as Category A buildings,and the grounds are included in Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999,the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England,Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each.
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999,the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England,Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each.
Sir George Smith Clark,1st Baronet,DL was a businessman and politician in Northern Ireland. George S. Clark was born in Paisley,Scotland the second son of thread manufacturer James Clark,and Jane Smith;both his parents were Scottish Presbyterians.
The 2014 European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's component of the 2014 European Parliament election,held on Thursday 22 May 2014,coinciding with the 2014 local elections in England and Northern Ireland. In total,73 Members of the European Parliament were elected from the United Kingdom using proportional representation. England,Scotland and Wales use a closed-list party list system of PR,while Northern Ireland used the single transferable vote (STV).
Stewart Clark JP,DL was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician.
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