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Encyclopedia > Baron Low

Toby Low later known as the 1st Baron Aldington and later Baron Low (May 25, 1914December 7, 2000) was a British Conservative Party politician and businessman. Baron Aldington is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...


Low served in World War II, becoming a Brigadier in 1944. He stood for parliament in the 1945 general election, and won the seat of Blackpool North. He served as a minister in the 1950s. In 1962 he was made Baron Aldington, and increased his business interests, serving as the chairman of several companies. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest and most expensive war in history, estimated... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The British general election of 1945 held on July 5th 1945 but not counted and declared until July 26, 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant general elections of the 20th century. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


In the 1990s he initiated and won a libel case against Nikolai Tolstoy, who had accused him of war crimes in Austria during the Second World War. He was considered a One Nation Conservative and supported British involvement in the European Union. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ... Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky (1935-) is a prominent and controversial Russo-British historian. ... A war crime is a punishable offense, under international law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ...


In 1999, when hereditary peers were excluded from the House of Lords by the House of Lords Act 1999, he was granted a life peerage so that he could remain. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... The House of Lords Act 1999, an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament, was a major constitutional enactment as it completely reformed one of the chambers of Parliament, the House of Lords. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ...


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Baron Aldington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (120 words)
Baron Aldington, of Bispham in the County Borough of Blackpool, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 29 January 1962 for the MP for Blackpool North, Sir Toby Low.
He was created Baron Low as a life peer on 16 November 1999 as were all peers of the first creation following the House of Lords Act.
Philip Toby Augustus Low (born 1 September 1990).
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (2523 words)
The Baron makes it quite clear that he will not be moved, and claims that he has used post-hypnotic suggestion to condition Violet's mind to reject anything bad that might be said about him.
Kitty tells Holmes that the Baron "collects women", and that he chronicles his conquests in a locked, leather-bound book, which the Baron once showed her when he had one night had a bit too much to drink.
There is no doubt that Baron Adelbert Gruner sent those men to attack Sherlock Holmes, and Holmes believes it wise to have Shinwell Johnson remove Miss Kitty Winter from the city for a while, as she may also be a target.
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