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... served temporarily as surgeon general . He then re- tired from active practice and served as lord lieutenant of the Orkney and Shetland Islands from 1919 to 1930. His other published works include Manual of the Antiseptic Treatment of ...
... served temporarily as surgeon general . He then re- tired from active practice and served as lord lieutenant of the Orkney and Shetland Islands from 1919 to 1930. His other published works include Manual of the Antiseptic Treatment of ...
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... served as an active military officer ( 1915-16 ) . He returned to Parliament as a private member in 1916 , then as minister of munitions ( 1917-18 ) . After the war , Churchill , while serving as secretary of war ( 1919-21 ) , as head ...
... served as an active military officer ( 1915-16 ) . He returned to Parliament as a private member in 1916 , then as minister of munitions ( 1917-18 ) . After the war , Churchill , while serving as secretary of war ( 1919-21 ) , as head ...
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... served a record term as foreign minister ( 1958-68 ) . Known for his cool , competent professionalism in foreign af- fairs and finance , Couve de Murville was con- sidered the consummate civil servant . Born into a prosperous French ...
... served a record term as foreign minister ( 1958-68 ) . Known for his cool , competent professionalism in foreign af- fairs and finance , Couve de Murville was con- sidered the consummate civil servant . Born into a prosperous French ...
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