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Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, 6th Count of Catena, GCMG (May 24, 1861 – August 22, 1940) was a Maltese and British politician and peer, who served as Prime Minister of Malta, Governor of the Leeward Islands, Governor of Tasmania, Governor of Western Australia and Governor of New South Wales. Image File history File linksMetadata Strickland. ... The Prime Minister of Malta is the most powerful figure within the government of Malta, although the President of Malta has higher rank. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito JuÃ¡rez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... Valletta, population 7048 (official estimate for 2000), is the capital city of Malta - The city is located at , (35. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Attard (or Ä¦Attard) is a village located near the centre of the island of Malta, with a population of around 10,000. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito JuÃ¡rez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The Prime Minister of Malta is the most powerful figure within the government of Malta, although the President of Malta has higher rank. ... Standard of the Governor of Tasmania The Governor of Tasmania is the representatives in the Australian state of Tasmania of Australias head of state, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. ... Flag of the Governor of Western Australia The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including: presiding over the Executive Council; proroguing and dissolving the Legislative Assembly and the... the flag of the Governor of New South Wales The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australias head of state, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. ...

Strickland was born in Valletta, son of naval officer Walter Strickland and Louisa Bonnici Mompalao, the niece of a Maltese count who later succeeded to the title of Count of Catena. In 1890 he married Lady Edeline Sackville-West, the daughter of the 7th Earl De La Warr. He died at his residence in Villa Bologna, Attard and is buried in the family crypt at the Mdina Cathedral. Valletta, population 7048 (official estimate for 2000), is the capital city of Malta - The city is located at , (35. ... This article needs cleanup. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Attard (or Ä¦Attard) is a village located near the centre of the island of Malta, with a population of around 10,000. ...

Political career

Strickland began to take an active part in Maltese politics at an early age and in December 1887, he accompanied Dr. Fortunato Mizzi — founder of the Maltese Nationalist Party — to London to submit a scheme for a legislative assembly. The result was that the new Constitution of December 1887 was largely based on the joint Strickland-Mizzi proposals. Under its 1964 constitution, Malta became a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth. ... Fortunato Mizzi,(founder of the Reform Party and also the one who started the process which eventually led to Maltas Independence). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In the following year, Strickland was appointed Principal Government Secretary, a post which he held till 1902 when to avert more trouble in Malta which were created by his orders in councils to increase taxation, he was nominated Governor of Tasmania (1904 to 1909), Governor of Western Australia (1909 to 1913) and Governor of New South Wales (1913 to 1917). 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... List of Governors of Tasmania Note that Tasmania was called Van Diemens Land until 1855 (see History of Tasmania). ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Flag of the Governor of Western Australia The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including: presiding over the Executive Council; proroguing and dissolving the Legislative Assembly and the... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... the flag of the Governor of New South Wales The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australias head of state, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...

In 1917, Count Strickland returned to Malta and, after the grant of Self Government, formed the Anglo-Maltese Party in 1921, which soon afterward amalgamated with the Maltese Constitutional party to become the Constitutional Party (Malta) under his leadership. As such, Strickland was the leader of the Opposition between 1921 and 1927. In 1924, Lord Strickland won the seat of Lancaster for the Conservatives in the British House of Commons. He left the House of Commons in 1928 upon being made a peer. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Lancaster and Wyre is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

After the 1927 elections, Strickland with a majority in the Legislative Assembly, became Head of Ministry (the fourth Prime Minister of Malta) from August 1927 until June 1930. Amongst the most important events of his government were the commencement of building works for St. Luke's Hospital in Gwardamangia, his clash with the Senate, which led to the issue of Letters Patent which curtailed its powers and his concurrent clash with the Ecclesiastical Authorities which led to the suspension of the Constitution in 1930. The Prime Minister of Malta is the most powerful figure within the government of Malta, although the President of Malta has higher rank. ... Letters Patent by Queen Victoria creating the office of Governor-General of Australia Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of an open letter issued by a monarch or government granting an office, a right, monopoly, title, or status to someone or some entity such as... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...

Between July 1932 and November 1933, Strickland was again the leader of the Opposition, and after the grant of a new Constitution in 1939, he became the leader of the elected majority in the Council of Government. Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ...

Titles and honours

Strickland was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1889, for rendering invaluable services during a severe cholera epidemic. He was promoted within the order to KCMG in 1897, and again to GCMG in 1913. He was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Strickland, of Sizergh, in 1928. On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... Baron Strickland was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 19 January 1928 for Sir Gerald Strickland, the former Governor of the Leeward Islands, Tasmania, Western Australia, and New South Wales (1913-1917), former MP for Lancaster and then Prime Minister of Malta. ...

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Sir Henry Moore Jackson (1849 - 29 August 1908) was born in Grenada to the Anglican Bishop of the Leeward Islands. ... Arthur Havelock James Doyle (February 21, 1858 â€“ February 19, 1948) was a career British colonial governor, serving as Governor of Sierra Leone from 1880, of Natal, of Madras, of Ceylon from 1890 to 1895, and of Tasmania from 1901 to 1904. ... List of Governors of Tasmania Note that Tasmania was called Van Diemens Land until 1855 (see History of Tasmania). ... Major-General Sir Harry Barron was Governor of Tasmania from 1909 to 1913, and Governor of Western Australia from 1913 to 1917. ... Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford (1838â€“1913) was Governor of Western Australia from 24 March 1903 to 22 April 1909. ... Flag of the Governor of Western Australia The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including: presiding over the Executive Council; proroguing and dissolving the Legislative Assembly and the... Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (12 August 1868 - 1 April 1933) was a British statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921. ... List of Governors of New South Wales See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Sir Walter Edward Davidson (Born April 20, 1859, Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland; Died September 15, 1923. ... The Prime Minister of Malta is the most powerful figure within the government of Malta, although the President of Malta has higher rank. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... Baron Strickland was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 19 January 1928 for Sir Gerald Strickland, the former Governor of the Leeward Islands, Tasmania, Western Australia, and New South Wales (1913-1917), former MP for Lancaster and then Prime Minister of Malta. ... The Prime Minister of Malta is the most powerful figure within the government of Malta, although the President of Malta has higher rank. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta. ... Joseph Howard (1862â€“20 May 1925) was Prime Minister of Malta from 1921 to 1923. ... Francesco Buhagiar (7 September 1876 - 27 June 1934) was the second Prime Minister of Malta (1923 - 1924). ... Sir Paul Boffa (born 30 June 1890, Vittoriosa â€“ died 6 July 1962, Paola) was a Maltese prime minister (1947-50) who took office after self-rule was reinstated by the British colonial authority following the end of World War II. Source consulted Official biography (Malta Department of Information) Categories: Politician... Dr. Enrico Mizzi - Prime Minister of Malta (1950) Born in Valletta (Malta) on the 20 September 1885, Dr. Enrico Mizzi popularly known as Nerik Mizzi, was the son of Fortunato Mizzi (founder of the Nationalist Movement) and of Maria Sofia Fogliero de Luna. ... Giorgio Borg Olivier (5 July 1911 - 29 October 1980) was three times Prime Minister of Malta (1950 to 1955 and 1962 to 1971) as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. ... Dominic Mintoff (born 6 August 1916 in Cospicua) was Prime Minister of Malta under British colonial rule, between 1955 and 1958, and then after independence, serving between 1971 and 1984. ... Giorgio Borg Olivier (5 July 1911 - 29 October 1980) was three times Prime Minister of Malta (1950 to 1955 and 1962 to 1971) as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. ... Dominic Mintoff (born 6 August 1916 in Cospicua) was Prime Minister of Malta under British colonial rule, between 1955 and 1958, and then after independence, serving between 1971 and 1984. ... Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (also known as Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici; sometimes colloqially referred to as ZERO) (b. ... Edward Fenech Adami (born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004. ... Alfred Sant (born February 28, 1948) is a Maltese politician, who served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998. ... Edward Fenech Adami (born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004. ... Lawrence Gonzi Lawrence Gonzi (born July 1, 1953) is the Prime Minister and finance minister of Malta. ...

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