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Peerage Act

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1963Date range
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Chronological records

1963

Harold Macmillan1963

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Peerage Act 1963 allows hereditary peers to disclaim peerages and admits peeresses to the House of Lords

Names involved

Harold Macmillan

Provenance

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