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Civil officeholders in British Parliament
In the political history of Britain, placemen were Members of Parliament who held paid office in the civil service, generally sinecures, simultaneously
Placemen
Queen Anne "to prevent the Court from swamping the House of Commons with placemen and pensioners", and described the process as "anomalous" and "indefensible"
List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_ministerial_by-elections_to_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Former type of by-election in Westminster systems
Tories wished to check the power of royal placemen. Tory desires to maintain the absolute ban on placemen in the House were narrowly defeated during
Ministerial_by-election
Former type of parliamentary borough or constituency in England
nominated by the ministers in charge of those departments. In many cases, placemen under William III exercised their control over Parliament simply by showing
Rotten_and_pocket_boroughs
Legislative body of Iran
from being a "debating chamber for notables" to a "club for the shah's placemen" during the Pahlavi era. In the era of the Islamic Republic, it has shifted
Islamic_Consultative_Assembly
Political party in the United Kingdom
published a manifesto calling for annual Parliaments, the exclusion of placemen and pensioners from the House of Commons, outlawing bribery in elections
Society of Gentlemen Supporters of the Bill of Rights
Society_of_Gentlemen_Supporters_of_the_Bill_of_Rights
UK law reforming the electoral system
end to executive control of the legislature through pocket boroughs and placemen and ushered in a culture of national political participation; second, it
Reform_Act_1832
American historian (born 1937)
Susquehanna University Press/Associated University Presses, 2003. Tudor Placemen and Statesmen: Select Case Histories. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson
Narasingha_Sil
Early American patriotic song
For our children shall gather the fruits of our pain." Chorus Swarms of placemen and pensioners soon will appear Like locusts deforming the charms of the
The_Liberty_Song
Political party in the United Kingdom
executive, and the threat of corruption through idle, useless officials, or placemen, had figured prominently in their explanations of their exile in America
Radical_Whigs
British political faction
executive had grown too powerful by the abuse of patronage and government placemen in the Parliament of Great Britain. They also accused Walpole personally
Patriot_Whigs
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
burgages (who, if necessary, could simply assign the tenancies to reliable placemen shortly before an election). For more than a century before the Reform
Boroughbridge_(constituency)
the Scottish Parliament and saw members of parliament, aristocrats and placemen move to London. Scottish law, however, remained entirely separate from
History_of_Edinburgh
Irish academic (1870–1956)
known. It has armies and fleets at command. It has myriads of placemen, or would-be placemen, in utter dependence. It is highly centralised, and can exert
Lambert_McKenna
Intellectual movement in 18th–19th century Scotland
Scottish Parliament. The parliamentarians, politicians, aristocrats, and placemen moved to London. Scottish law remained entirely separate from English law
Scottish_Enlightenment
Beauty pageant
Miss France 2008 was the 78th edition of the Miss France pageant, held in Dunkirk, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, on December 8, 2007. The ceremony was held at TF1
Miss_France_2008
British legislature pre-1832
the government and thus gave it support: these cronies were known as "placemen", and it was a long-standing objective of parliamentary reformers to eliminate
Unreformed_House_of_Commons
Supporters of Wilkes adopted general demands that included the exclusion of placemen from the Commons, yearly or triennial parliaments, and fair and equal representation
Middlesex_election_affair
French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874)
suffrage to 200,000 citizens and returned a chamber of whom half were placemen. Nothing would have been easier than to strengthen the moderate liberal
François_Guizot
Russian businessman and government official
"Eurasian Development Bank". "Andrei Belyaninov". Кино- Театр .ru. "Putin's placemen pull the strings". The Telegraph. Lantratov, Konstantin. "Military-Industrial
Andrey_Belyaninov
Government in British America
ten to thirty members. In royal colonies, the Crown appointed a mix of placemen (paid officeholders in the government) and members of the upper class within
Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies
Colonial_government_in_the_Thirteen_Colonies
Iraqi politician (1888–1958)
the Iraqi police force. He used the position to fill the force with his placemen, a tactic that he would repeat in subsequent positions; that was a basis
Nuri_al-Said
Electoral Act of the Parliament of Ireland 1747-48
status. The patrons of pocket boroughs ensured the burgesses were loyal placemen. Permitting non-resident burgesses was necessary as only members of the
Newtown_Act
Political party in the United Kingdom
its estimation morphed via other executives into the Walpole executive placemen. The writings of the country party, particularly works such as Cato's Letters
Country_Party_(Britain)
Queen Anne "to prevent the Court from swamping the House of Commons with placemen and pensioners", and described the process as "anomalous" and "indefensible"
List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of Great Britain
List_of_ministerial_by-elections_to_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain
So he like Old Christmas shall too be turned out. Tho' Lords and great Placemen do with him combine, 'Twill signify nothing when honest Men join; Drink
Oxfordshire in the 1754 British general election
Oxfordshire_in_the_1754_British_general_election
Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister
making. By the 1630s, these were increasingly packed with Olivares' own placemen, tasked to implement his policies. He placed tight controls on the use
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Gaspar_de_Guzmán,_Count-Duke_of_Olivares
British statesman (1661–1724)
supported a Bill to exclude from the Commons holders of government office and placemen in an effort to weaken court patronage. In taking part in the debates,
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
Robert_Harley,_1st_Earl_of_Oxford_and_Earl_Mortimer
Knight
Bentley. pp. 259–260. OCLC 4645457. Narasingha Prosad Sil (2001). Tudor Placemen and Statesmen: Select Case Histories. Madison [NJ], London, Cranbury, [NJ]:
Richard_Herbert_(died_1510)
Medieval title for English royal aide
37 (1987), pp. 90–91 Horrox, pp. 227–228. Narasingha Prosad Sil, Tudor Placemen and Statesmen: Select Case Histories (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Esquire_of_the_Body
Group of clerics in the Church of Scotland
Blair, literary scholar, makes it difficult to dismiss them as insincere placemen. As one later evangelical minister (WH Porter in References below) said
Moderate_Party_(Scotland)
an extremely limited franchise in the counties, and with pensioners and placemen filling so many seats, the Irish Parliament was but a mockery of representation
History of Christianity in Ireland
History_of_Christianity_in_Ireland
Defunct weekly satirical magazine (1830–1843)
and his Majesty Louis-Philippe, his august family, and the numberless placemen and supporters of his monarchy, on the other.... The King of the French
La_Caricature_(1830–1843)
British politician
Boston church bill, and a committee of inquiry into the laws excluding placemen. He acted against the Whigs in an electoral dispute. Although nominated
Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
Peregrine_Bertie,_2nd_Duke_of_Ancaster_and_Kesteven
Medieval political theory
Walpole. Bolingbroke insisted that annual parliaments, the exclusion of placemen from parliament and a militia would save the ancient constitution from
Ancient constitution of England
Ancient_constitution_of_England
1985 English local council political campaign
all. Better a Labour council doing its best to help us than Government placemen extending the full force of Government policy". He saw the strategy as
Rate-capping_rebellion
the head of Section VIII. "In the world of neurotic policemen and timid placemen who rule the secret service, he moves like Falstaff, or some figure from
Richard_Gambier-Parry
English courtier, soldier and politician
(1850): The Chronicle of Queen Jane Camden Society Sil, N.P. (2001): Tudor Placemen and Statesmen: Select Case Histories Rosemont Publishing ISBN 0-8386-3912-7
John_Gates_(courtier)
17th-century English statesman
from both Houses, and also the measure to close the House of Commons to placemen; and he showed great activity in his opposition to the French connection
William_Coventry
English recusant Catholic from Yorkshire given a Scottish peerage
ruling. Scrope, Dunbar and Rutland were on the list of the Duke's recusant placemen brought up in the House of Commons by Thomas Posthumous Hoby in 1626. Sir
Henry Constable, 1st Viscount of Dunbar
Henry_Constable,_1st_Viscount_of_Dunbar
English academic and politician
voted with the Administration and opposed a bill to limit the number of placemen in parliament. His nephew John Walcot, who had acquired the manor of Bishop's
Robert_More_(botanist)
English writer
to choose their own representatives rather than accept the government placemen. Notestein, 100–101. Thomson, viii. Stewart 204. Thomson, x. Notestein
John Chamberlain (letter writer)
John_Chamberlain_(letter_writer)
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
convey the freehold of parcels of their land in the borough to reliable placemen. In the mid 18th century, the patrons were Thomas Pitt and the Duke of
Okehampton_(constituency)
18th/19th century UK legislation
Unrepresentative and corrupt, Parliament continued to be dominated by pensioners and placemen, and under the influence of FitzGibbon and Foster, it refused to advance
Roman_Catholic_relief_bills
Secretary and business manager
been to uphold the excellence of these institutions, to be replaced by placemen. Covent Garden was deluged by letters from top Viennese musicians trying
Berta_Geissmar
Parliamentary by-election
Queen Anne "to prevent the Court from swamping the House of Commons with placemen and pensioners", and described the process as "anomalous" and "indefensible"
1910_Walthamstow_by-election
votes of Members of Parliament. Grascombe had done private research on placemen among them, listing over 100, since the 1692–3 session. The pamphlet contravened
Samuel_Grascome
English politician (1767–1839)
given a seat at Hastings, at this period represented solely by government placemen. In 1820 he was moved to Queenborough, again an untroubled seat for supporters
George_Peter_Holford
Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1843
those who supported Governor Gipps during this election were known as "placemen". Another divide during this election was between Protestants and Catholics
1843 New South Wales colonial election
1843_New_South_Wales_colonial_election
Body of work primarily from New England
de l'Université Laval. pp. 23–51. Lacroix, Patrick (January 16, 2020). "Placemen, Knights, and Laborers: The Politics of Jeanne la Fileuse". Query the Past
Franco-American_literature
constitution was not popular. The new Supreme Council was filled with placemen of the Prime Minister Mustapha Khaznadar, mamluks, and others of Turkish
Mejba_Revolt
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