Finding Kidd politically useless, the Tory leaders sent him to stand trial before the High Court of Admiralty in London for the charges of piracy on high seas and the murder of William Moore.

** Harold Wilson becomes British Prime Minister after leading the Labour Party to a narrow election win over the Tory government of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, which had been in power for 13 years and had four different leaders during that time.

Nemed defeated them in several battles, killing their kings Gann and Sengann, but two new Fomorian leaders arose: Conand son of Faebar, who lived in Conand's Tower on Tory Island, County Donegal, and Morc son of Dela ( note that the first generation of the Fir Bolg were also said to be sons of Dela ).

For many decades a popular historic spot in Wilkesboro was the " Tory Oak ", a large oak tree from which Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, a well-known Wilkes County patriot during the American Revolutionary War, hung Loyalist militia leaders who supported the British King and opposed American independence from Britain.

The Church Missionary Society did not want to be in direct conflict with the New Zealand Company as its leaders had influence within the Tory Government led by Sir Robert Peel.

Lyndhurst's performance attracted the attention of Lord Castlereagh and other Tory leaders, and he entered parliament as member for Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight.

In the late 1970s and 1980s, the federal Progressive Conservative Party suffered a string of electoral defeats under Red Tory leaders Robert Stanfield and Joe Clark.

* Leading up to the United Kingdom general election, 2010, Tory leader David Cameron compared coalition-building British party leaders to " Tweedledum talking to Tweedledee, who is talking to Tweedledem.

During the crisis over the Parliament Act 1911, Halsbury was one of the principal leaders of the rebel faction of Tory peers — labelled the " Ditchers "— that resolved on all out opposition to the government's bill whatever happened.

Tory preparations for an upcoming election campaign were thrown into disarray in August 1956 when Drew fell ill. Tory leaders felt that the party needed vigorous leadership with a federal election likely to be called within a year.

Those Tory leaders who disliked Diefenbaker and his views, and hoped to find a candidate from Drew's conservative wing of the party, wooed University of Toronto president Sidney Smith as a candidate.

Tory leaders scheduled a leadership convention for December.

In the end Bennett cast Stevens aside, rugged individualism seemed a pitiful response to the Depression, and the radical tone of Bennett's rendering of paternal conservatism was branded either as heresy or a cynical power grab ... In the epilogue, after racing through Tory leaders since Bennett, he states that with the election of Brian Mulroney, the old struggle between reaction and reform had taken an interesting twist.

Although the Whig party was ambivalent in its attitude to reform, some Whig leaders like Fox and Earl Grey raised the issue many times, but nothing was achieved in the face of Tory resistance.

According to Margaret Thatcher, in her 1995 memoirs The Path to Power, when Harold Wilson's Labour government proposed devolution for Scotland in 1976, " Julian Amery and Maurice Macmillan proved effective leaders of the anti-devolution Tory camp.

On December 21, the day that the Irish House of Commons petitioned for removal of Sir Constantine Phipps, their Tory Lord Chancellor, Molesworth reportedly made this remark on the defense of Phipps by Convocation: `` They that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also ''.

Some historians have found his point of view not to their taste, others have complained that he makes the Tory tradition appear `` contemptible rather than intelligible '', while a sympathetic critic has remarked that the `` intricate interplay of social dynamics and political activity of which, at times, politicians are the ignorant marionettes is not a field for the exercise of his talents ''.

To prevent this he imprisons his only daughter in the Tór Mór ( great tower ) of Tory Island, cared for by twelve women, who are to prevent her ever meeting or even learning of the existence of men.

Another case where they are used is when it is not desirable to make rigorous links to parties, particularly when coalitions and alliances are formed between political parties and other organizations, for example: Red Tory, " Purple " ( Red-Blue ) alliances, Red-green alliances, Blue-green alliances, Traffic light coalitions, Pan-green coalitions, and Pan-blue coalitions.

Prominent One Nation Conservatives in the contemporary party include Kenneth Clarke, Malcolm Rifkind and Damian Green ; they are often associated with the Tory Reform Group and the Bow Group.

In 1987, Powell said there was no contradiction between urging people to vote Labour whilst proclaiming to be a Tory: " Many Labour members are quite good Tories ".

Although Atwood's politics are commonly described as being left-wing, she has indicated in interviews that she considers herself a Red Tory in the historical sense of the term.

Also on the board are Tory MPs Virginia Bottomley and Richard Shepherd, as well as Lord Saatchi and Lady Howe '.

Frequent references are made to his rather large penis ; Susan nicknames him " donkey " and " tripod ," sparking much of Sally's initial interest in him despite her objections to his political beliefs ( Patrick is a Tory, which conflicts with Sally's Leftish attitudes ).

Back in England, the Whigs are determined to overturn the Tory majority in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The Lascelles ( Lassels ) family are also credited with building a terrace of houses at the north end of the village, still known as Blue ( or Bribery ) Terrace, since tenants were expected to vote for the candidate who supported the Tory cause!

Officially, there was no such thing as " Whig and Tory " at the time, but the labels are useful and were certainly employed by writers themselves.

Current members of the board of directors of Metro Inc. are: Eric La Flèche, Pierre Brunet, Marc Deserres, Claude Dussault, Serge Ferland, Bobbie Gaunt, Paule Gauthier, Paul Gobeil, Christian Haub, Maurice Jodoin ( chairman ), Maryse Labonté, Michel Labonté, Bernard Roy, Pierre Lessard, Réal Raymond, Michael Rosicki, Christian Paupe, John Tory Q. C.

Orchard's beliefs are perhaps best likened to that of the traditional, British Tory, which although historically common in Canada, lost much of their relevance since the rise of the so-called neoconservative faction.

Lonsdale explains that this is because the press are under strict orders from the Prime Minister not to publish negative stories about Tory MPs, " except, perhaps, Edward Heath.

The best examples of weaver's cottages are on Newtown, Middle Rank and Tory Terraces.

The March CPC Policy Convention in Montreal voted in favour of allowing sitting Tory MPs to gain their nominations uncontested in minority government scenarios where elections are less predictable.

“ The Tory machinery and their press friends are mobilised against this investigation.

His cousins are the Conservative peer Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, Simon Sainsbury, and former Tory MP Sir Tim Sainsbury.

Details of her background are unknown, but 355 ( the number meant " lady " in the Culper code ) may have come from a prominent Tory family with access to British commanders and probably reported on their activities and personalities.

To the east, the Tory Channel, a narrow stretch of water, connects Wellington harbour with the Cook Strait and the open sea ; beyond Tory Channel are the scrubby Eastbourne hills, and the high and forested Orongorongo ranges.

The two easternmost points are West head ( it is the western shore of the opening to Tory Channel-the opposing shore being on Arapawa Island ), and Cape Jackson ( between the entrances to Queen Charlotte Sound and Port Gore ), both at a longitude of 174 < sup > o </ sup > 19 ' east.

According to the tale, a local colonial tavern ( sometimes said to be established by town father Isaac Storm ) had run out of wooden stirrers during the war and started using the quills of roosters ' tailfeathers to stir their drinks ; a more embellished version holds that the roosters were plundered from nearby Tory farmers.

With the hiring of Henry Marshall Tory in 1907, the University of Alberta started operation in 1908, using temporary facilities while the first building on campus, Athabasca Hall, was under construction.

He also campaigned using the claim that a Labour Government would increase the cost of a pint of beer by 24p ; however the Labour candidate David Kidney portrayed Cameron as " a right-wing Tory ".

In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson, using his fine skill as an artist, changed the way modern field guides approached identification.

Washington especially recommended that agents conceal their reports by using the ink in correspondence: " A much better way is to write a letter in the Tory stile with some mixture of family matters and between the lines and on the remaining part of the sheet communicate with the Stain the intended intelligence.

The establishment and the Tory press were quick to crush such ideas, using the full force of the law at a time when blasphemy was a criminal offence.