City Of London (UK Parliament Constituency)
The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.
Read more about City Of London (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries and Boundary Changes, Members of Parliament 1660-1950, Elections, Parliament of Great Britain Election Results 1713–1800, Parliament of The United Kingdom Election Results (4 Seats) 1801–1885, Parliament of The United Kingdom Election Results (2 Seats) 1885–1950
Famous quotes containing the words city, london and/or parliament:
“There are two places in the world where men can most effectively disappear—the city of London and the South Seas.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“To me Americanism means ... an imperative duty to be nobler than the rest of the world.”
—Meyer London (1871–1926)
“At the ramparts on the cliff near the old Parliament House I counted twenty-four thirty-two-pounders in a row, pointed over the harbor, with their balls piled pyramid-wise between them,—there are said to be in all about one hundred and eighty guns mounted at Quebec,—all which were faithfully kept dusted by officials, in accordance with the motto, “In time of peace prepare for war”; but I saw no preparations for peace: she was plainly an uninvited guest.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)