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American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880–1964 is a 1978 biography of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur by American historian William Manchester. [1]Manchester paints a sympathetic but balanced portrait of MacArthur, praising the general for what he calls his military genius, administrative skill, and personal bravery, while criticizing his vanity, paranoia, and tendency toward ...
Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1904. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office.
Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester has had an elected local authority since 1838 ...
William Raymond Manchester (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004) [2] was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. [ 3 ]
Manchester Town Hall is an example of the Victorian architecture found in Manchester and is the home of Manchester City Council. The City of Manchester forms part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which had its county council abolished (along with the other metropolitan counties) in 1986. Manchester consists of several districts ...
Margaret Ashton was the first woman to run for election to Manchester City Council, and in 1908 became the first woman city councillor when she was elected Councillor for Manchester Withington. [1] A debate at the Free Trade Hall with suffragists v. anti-suffragists. Ashton is third from left on the front row.
The first elections to the new Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. The election created the entire 99-member council (three councillors to each ward), which shadowed its predecessor corporation before taking over its functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate was ...
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England.It is the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments.