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The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury was Union Secretary in Michaelmas 1848. Harold Macmillan was Secretary of the Union in Hilary 1914, then Junior Treasurer (elected unopposed, which was then very unusual) in Trinity 1914; but for the war he would "almost certainly" have been President. [155] S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was Treasurer in Trinity 1924. [156]
The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, England, whose membership is drawn primarily from the University of Oxford. Founded in 1823, it is one of Britain's oldest university unions and considered [ by whom? ] one of the world's most prestigious private students' societies ...
Pages in category "Presidents of the Oxford Union" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 313 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1984, Johnson was elected secretary of the Oxford Union, [56] and campaigned unsuccessfully for the position of Union President. [57] In 1986, Johnson ran successfully for President, [ 58 ] but his term was not distinguished or memorable, [ 59 ] and questions were raised regarding his competence and seriousness. [ 60 ]
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The Oxford Union debating chamber. The King and Country Debate was a debate on 9 February 1933 at the Oxford Union Society. The motion presented, "That this House will under no circumstances fight for its King and country", passed with 275 votes for the motion and 153 against it. [1] The motion would later be named the Oxford Oath or the Oxford ...
In the Michaelmas term of 1886, he was President of the Oxford Union. [2] [4] On 7 June 1887, as a guest in the Cambridge Union, he supported the motion "That in the opinion of this House it is desirable to concede Home Rule for Ireland", [5] while Sir John Gorst, a former Solicitor General, came to speak against the motion. [6]
The BBC decided to cover the event live on BBC1 and a slot in the schedule was allocated between 9:35 pm and 11:50 pm. [7] The programme, entitled A Question of Europe, was introduced by Robin Day (who was a former president of the Oxford Union) and Ludovic Kennedy. [8]