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placeman
placeman (ˈpleɪsmən) [f. place n. 13 + man n.1] One who holds an appointment in the service of the sovereign or state; almost always with depreciatory or hostile connotation: One who is appointed (or who aspires) to such a position from motives of interest, without regard to fitness.1741 Protests of... Oxford English Dictionary
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Henry Pelham (Clerk of the Pells)
Appointed to the sinecure office of Clerk of the Pells in 1698, Pelham was a reliable Whig and Court-supporting placeman. The brothers were again returned in the 1698 election, after which Henry was classed as a Court supporter and placeman. wikipedia.org
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place-hunter
ˈplace-ˌhunter One who seeks persistently for a place or post in the public service. (With unfavourable connotation: cf. placeman.)1713 Steele Guard. No. 29 ¶16 The Ionick laugh..is esteemed by judicious place-hunters a more particular mark of distinction than the whisper. 1812 Examiner 19 Oct. 666/... Oxford English Dictionary
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George Cromer
He was Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1532-4, as a placeman of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare, whose family dominated Irish politics from the 1470s wikipedia.org
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Ignacio Andrade
With Crespo's death, Venezuela entered a period of political uncertainty, as Andrade was Crespo's placeman and not a member of the caudillo class. 1899 wikipedia.org
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indifferentist
inˈdifferentist [f. as prec. + -ist; cf. F. indifférentiste (Littré).] One who professes or practises indifference, neutrality, or unconcern. Also attrib. a. In religious matters.1807 Southey Espriella's Lett. II. 36 Into this party all the indifferentists from other sects..naturally fall. 1813 W. T... Oxford English Dictionary
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John Bowles (author)
He was a government placeman and received secret service funds. wikipedia.org
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William Page (MP)
Returning to England, he became secretary to Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, and entered parliament as Bedford's placeman. wikipedia.org
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Stephen Lushington (judge)
Lushington has also been described as a "Whig legal placeman". He had political links to Henry Brougham, and particularly to Lord John Russell. wikipedia.org
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Proprietary Party
Nicholas Scull II was a Placeman for the party in the position of Surveyor General of Pennsylvania. wikipedia.org
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Myles Cooper
the Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (ECPA) Biographical Sketches of King's College Notables King's College Timeline "Myles Cooper: Ecclesiastical Placeman wikipedia.org
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Emanuel Scrope Howe
He entered Parliament in 1701 as member for Morpeth, elected as a placeman on the Earl of Carlisle's interest to support the Court Whigs, and in 1705 also wikipedia.org
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William Thompson (died 1744)
He continued to support the Government as a placeman. Thompson died unmarried in June 1744. wikipedia.org
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Giles Earle (politician)
The latter, who was also a member of parliament and a placeman, died in 1774, aged 72, and was buried near his sister in the vault of his grandfather at wikipedia.org
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James Clarke Satterthwaite
Satterthwaite was a placeman for James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale. He died on November 28, 1827. wikipedia.org
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