106:
95:
1024:
1035:
2988:
2901:
2606:
1331:
Colebrooke continued as
Liberal Chief Whip in the Lloyd George coalition of 1916 to 1922. Denman was Chief Whip of the Opposition Asquith Liberals from 1919 to 1924
1769:
885:
3018:
2446:
2277:
3098:
767:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2507:
2502:
2497:
1916:
1296:
552:
2388:
2097:
1266:
870:
662:
752:
40:, also help to organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. On some occasions, the party leadership may allow MP's to have a
1891:
1811:
1276:
477:
999:
587:
2364:
2148:
900:
632:
527:
467:
237:
2571:
2481:
2476:
2471:
2466:
2461:
2456:
2451:
2309:
2026:
1762:
1246:
207:
1876:
1866:
647:
407:
402:
2327:
2012:
1569:
1519:
1504:
1454:
1042:
915:
332:
143:
1921:
1856:
1226:
1181:
482:
377:
222:
2566:
2561:
2210:
1414:
1196:
1171:
1144:
820:
707:
422:
33:
3088:
2668:
2006:
1881:
1755:
1434:
835:
737:
602:
542:
192:
2963:
2650:
2090:
2000:
1806:
1660:
1584:
1534:
1489:
1206:
830:
497:
347:
252:
2891:
2644:
1367:
1306:
1134:
1114:
1068:
452:
2848:
2843:
2828:
2728:
2638:
2344:
1801:
362:
317:
282:
202:
1747:
2978:
2968:
2770:
2760:
1836:
1377:
1286:
1256:
958:
2838:
2632:
2611:
2545:
1841:
953:
56:
25:
3083:
2973:
2938:
2556:
2376:
2370:
2131:
2083:
1966:
1826:
1404:
1357:
1316:
1216:
1073:
1056:
277:
128:
44:
based on their own conscience rather than party policy, of which the chief whip is not required to direct votes.
29:
2853:
1886:
1846:
1665:
1610:
462:
64:
2674:
2662:
2656:
1936:
1484:
722:
2998:
2896:
312:
68:
3078:
2744:
2680:
2294:
2285:
1690:
2702:
2333:
2321:
1444:
1542:
2697:
1931:
1926:
1816:
973:
597:
582:
247:
3093:
3053:
3003:
2778:
2723:
1961:
1796:
687:
617:
572:
217:
187:
138:
94:
105:
2918:
2791:
2707:
2051:
2031:
1994:
1956:
1670:
1424:
1326:
815:
2953:
2787:
2106:
372:
52:
2933:
2911:
342:
1462:
3008:
2928:
2863:
2795:
1851:
1579:
357:
327:
32:
requires a majority vote. Whips, of which two are appointed in the party, a member of the
8:
2783:
2046:
1646:
1600:
1529:
1185:
940:
232:
2948:
2906:
1777:
1625:
567:
267:
60:
2352:
2064:
1896:
994:
677:
492:
432:
113:
72:
2983:
2958:
2315:
2230:
2218:
2169:
1906:
1543:
Chief Whips of the
Liberal National Party (later National Liberal Party), 1931–1966
930:
612:
522:
3024:
3013:
2923:
2833:
2358:
2163:
1911:
1640:
1615:
1514:
557:
537:
512:
447:
392:
21:
2993:
2858:
2036:
1630:
1594:
910:
880:
37:
3072:
2248:
2157:
1861:
1821:
1499:
387:
262:
2382:
2266:
2242:
2041:
1901:
1564:
1023:
925:
702:
507:
1708:
2400:
2303:
2236:
2187:
2139:
1976:
1971:
1946:
1941:
1871:
1463:
Chief Whips of the
National Liberal Party (Coalition Liberals), 1916–1923
865:
777:
762:
732:
717:
692:
672:
642:
627:
417:
2394:
2254:
2224:
2193:
2181:
2175:
1981:
1951:
895:
747:
657:
437:
48:
2406:
2056:
1334:
Tordoff continued as
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip following the merger
968:
789:
Wallace continued as
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip following the merger
41:
2075:
67:
dates back to the late 1670s. In 1988, the
Liberals merged with the
2260:
2199:
1780:
Liberal
Democrats (and predecessors) Chief Whips (House of Commons)
2943:
1034:
24:
in the party which ensures that members attend and vote in
1742:
Twentieth-Century
British Historical Facts 1900–2000
75:members in 1981, to create the Liberal Democrats.
3019:Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement
63:was formed in 1859, but through its roots in the
3070:
2881:
1643:(knighted in 1953; created a Baronet in 1960)
2091:
1763:
2796:Welsh Young Liberals/Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru
1338:
47:This is a list of people who have served as
3099:Organisation of the Liberal Democrats (UK)
2572:Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson
2098:
2084:
1770:
1756:
1033:
793:
104:
2818:
2429:
3071:
2567:Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson
2562:Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
1385:
1087:1837 (as Chief Whip of the Whig Party)
157:1830 (as Chief Whip of the Whig Party)
3043:
3042:
2969:National Liberal Party (Lloyd George)
2880:
2817:
2669:Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable
2588:
2543:
2428:
2119:
2105:
2079:
1751:
20:is responsible for administering the
2979:National Liberal Party ("Simonites")
2651:First Frontbench Team of Vince Cable
1711:. Liberal Democrats. 24 January 2014
1691:"Obituary: Lord Harris of Greenwich"
1661:Chief Whip of the Conservative Party
843:
59:and of its predecessor parties. The
2974:Independent Liberals (Lloyd George)
2964:Independent Liberal Party (Asquith)
2892:Liberal Democrats headquarters (UK)
2645:Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell
2544:
78:
18:Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats
13:
2829:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
2729:Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats
2639:Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy
1735:British Historical Facts 1830–1900
1152:
363:Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
14:
3110:
1007:
2633:Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown
1740:David Butler and Gareth Butler,
1022:
290:
93:
57:Parliament of the United Kingdom
2557:Leader of the Liberal Democrats
1727:
1325:Falkland was absent serving as
129:Leader of the Liberal Democrats
2897:List of MPs (past and present)
2120:
1733:Chris Cook and Brendan Keith,
1701:
1683:
1666:Chief Whip of the Labour Party
1:
2675:Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson
2663:Frontbench Team of Tim Farron
2657:Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg
2607:Current members of Parliament
2589:
1676:
1485:Neil James Archibald Primrose
1455:The Lord Stoneham of Droxford
1043:The Lord Stoneham of Droxford
723:Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles
3089:Social Democratic Party (UK)
1415:The Lord Harris of Greenwich
313:Henry Bouverie William Brand
7:
2902:General election manifestos
2745:Liberal Democrat Conference
2681:Frontbench Team of Ed Davey
1654:
1435:The Lord Shutt of Greetland
10:
3115:
2882:History and related topics
2703:Scottish Liberal Democrats
1267:The Marquess of Willingdon
1095:
3049:
3038:
2887:
2876:
2824:
2813:
2769:
2753:
2737:
2716:
2698:English Liberal Democrats
2690:
2625:
2599:
2595:
2584:
2552:
2539:
2490:
2439:
2435:
2424:
2343:
2276:
2209:
2130:
2126:
2115:
1787:
1080:
1064:
1052:
1030:
1021:
1014:
974:Carshalton and Wallington
886:Roxburgh and Berwickshire
278:William Goodenough Hayter
150:
134:
124:
119:since 31 August 2020
101:
92:
85:
3054:Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
2724:London Liberal Democrats
2626:Frontbench in opposition
618:Bethnal Green South West
573:Caithness and Sutherland
218:Francis Thornhill Baring
165:
2999:Social Democratic Party
2919:Glee Club (UK politics)
2792:Scottish Young Liberals
2779:LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
2708:Welsh Liberal Democrats
1671:Chief Whip of Reform UK
1339:Social Democratic Party
1327:Governor of Nova Scotia
1172:The Earl of Bessborough
1145:The Earl of Bessborough
794:Social Democratic Party
69:Social Democratic Party
3084:Liberal Democrats (UK)
2954:Scottish Liberal Party
2788:English Young Liberals
1089:1988 (in current form)
768:Liverpool Mossley Hill
373:Lord Richard Grosvenor
248:Richard More O'Ferrall
159:1988 (in current form)
71:, formed by dissident
2934:National Liberal Club
2912:Limehouse Declaration
2819:Related organisations
1135:The Viscount Falkland
1115:The Viscount Falkland
1069:The Viscount Falkland
553:Sir Robert Hutchinson
478:The Master of Elibank
343:Arthur Wellesley Peel
3009:Southport Resolution
3004:SDP–Liberal Alliance
2929:Liberator (magazine)
2864:Social Liberal Forum
2430:Leadership elections
2278:Leaders in the Lords
1580:Geoffrey Shakespeare
1378:The Baroness Stedman
1207:The Lord Ribblesdale
986:Orkney and Shetland
983:Alistair Carmichael
945:Orkney and Shetland
782:Orkney and Shetland
358:William Patrick Adam
328:George Grenfell Glyn
36:and a member of the
1647:Holland with Boston
1601:Holland with Boston
1597:(knighted in 1936)
1530:Edward Hilton Young
1368:The Lord Kilmarnock
1257:The Viscount Mersey
1227:The Lord Colebrooke
1197:The Lord Kensington
1186:Viscount Oxenbridge
1076:(Liberal Democrats)
941:Alistair Carmichael
871:Orkney and Shetland
663:Orkney and Shetland
538:Sir Godfrey Collins
403:Edward Marjoribanks
233:Edward John Stanley
146:(Liberal Democrats)
3079:Liberal Party (UK)
2600:MPs and Frontbench
1626:Herbert Holdsworth
1015:Chief Whip of the
753:Berwick-upon-Tweed
568:Archibald Sinclair
268:Plymouth Devonport
86:Chief Whip of the
3066:
3065:
3062:
3061:
3044:Breakaway parties
3034:
3033:
2872:
2871:
2849:Friends of Turkey
2844:Friends of Israel
2809:
2808:
2805:
2804:
2580:
2579:
2535:
2534:
2531:
2530:
2491:Deputy Leadership
2420:
2419:
2416:
2415:
2108:Liberal Democrats
2073:
2072:
1744:, Macmillan, 2000
1737:, Macmillan, 1975
1652:
1651:
1540:
1539:
1460:
1459:
1386:Liberal Democrats
1383:
1382:
1322:
1321:
1277:The Lord Moynihan
1247:The Lord Stanmore
1150:
1149:
1093:
1092:
1059:Liberal Democrats
1017:Liberal Democrats
1005:
1004:
995:Wendy Chamberlain
844:Liberal Democrats
841:
840:
786:
785:
678:Huddersfield West
493:Percy Illingworth
433:Herbert Gladstone
288:
287:
163:
162:
114:Wendy Chamberlain
88:Liberal Democrats
53:Liberal Democrats
3106:
3040:
3039:
2959:Coalition Coupon
2878:
2877:
2815:
2814:
2717:Regional parties
2597:
2596:
2586:
2585:
2541:
2540:
2437:
2436:
2426:
2425:
2128:
2127:
2117:
2116:
2109:
2100:
2093:
2086:
2077:
2076:
1781:
1772:
1765:
1758:
1749:
1748:
1721:
1720:
1718:
1716:
1705:
1699:
1698:
1697:. 13 April 2001.
1687:
1547:
1546:
1467:
1466:
1405:The Lord Tordoff
1390:
1389:
1343:
1342:
1317:The Lord Tordoff
1307:The Lord Wigoder
1297:The Lord Amulree
1157:
1156:
1100:
1099:
1074:The Lord Tordoff
1065:Inaugural holder
1037:
1026:
1012:
1011:
931:Sutton and Cheam
848:
847:
798:
797:
613:Sir Percy Harris
523:Vivian Phillipps
295:
294:
170:
169:
135:Inaugural holder
108:
97:
83:
82:
79:House of Commons
34:House of Commons
30:party leadership
3114:
3113:
3109:
3108:
3107:
3105:
3104:
3103:
3094:Political whips
3069:
3068:
3067:
3058:
3045:
3030:
3025:For a Fair Deal
3014:The Orange Book
2924:The Land (song)
2883:
2868:
2839:Christian Forum
2834:Beveridge Group
2820:
2801:
2765:
2749:
2733:
2712:
2686:
2621:
2612:Frontbench team
2591:
2576:
2548:
2546:Frontbench team
2527:
2498:2003 (Campbell)
2486:
2457:2006 (Campbell)
2431:
2412:
2339:
2272:
2205:
2122:
2111:
2107:
2104:
2074:
2069:
1783:
1779:
1776:
1730:
1725:
1724:
1714:
1712:
1707:
1706:
1702:
1689:
1688:
1684:
1679:
1657:
1641:Herbert Butcher
1616:Montrose Burghs
1545:
1515:Charles McCurdy
1465:
1388:
1358:The Lord Kennet
1341:
1217:The Lord Denman
1182:The Lord Monson
1155:
1098:
1088:
1072:
1058:
1048:
1047:since 2016
1046:
1045:
1041:
1038:
1016:
1010:
1000:North East Fife
846:
831:John Cartwright
796:
588:Caernarvonshire
558:Montrose Burghs
513:Dumfries Burghs
448:George Whiteley
393:Nottingham East
293:
168:
158:
142:
120:
118:
117:
112:
109:
87:
81:
22:whipping system
12:
11:
5:
3112:
3102:
3101:
3096:
3091:
3086:
3081:
3064:
3063:
3060:
3059:
3057:
3056:
3050:
3047:
3046:
3036:
3035:
3032:
3031:
3029:
3028:
3021:
3016:
3011:
3006:
3001:
2996:
2994:One more heave
2991:
2986:
2981:
2976:
2971:
2966:
2961:
2956:
2951:
2946:
2941:
2936:
2931:
2926:
2921:
2916:
2915:
2914:
2904:
2899:
2894:
2888:
2885:
2884:
2874:
2873:
2870:
2869:
2867:
2866:
2861:
2859:Liberal Reform
2856:
2851:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2831:
2825:
2822:
2821:
2811:
2810:
2807:
2806:
2803:
2802:
2800:
2799:
2784:Young Liberals
2781:
2775:
2773:
2767:
2766:
2764:
2763:
2757:
2755:
2751:
2750:
2748:
2747:
2741:
2739:
2735:
2734:
2732:
2731:
2726:
2720:
2718:
2714:
2713:
2711:
2710:
2705:
2700:
2694:
2692:
2688:
2687:
2685:
2684:
2683:(2020-present)
2678:
2672:
2666:
2660:
2654:
2648:
2642:
2636:
2629:
2627:
2623:
2622:
2620:
2619:
2614:
2609:
2603:
2601:
2593:
2592:
2582:
2581:
2578:
2577:
2575:
2574:
2569:
2564:
2559:
2553:
2550:
2549:
2537:
2536:
2533:
2532:
2529:
2528:
2526:
2525:
2520:
2518:2017 (Swinson)
2515:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2494:
2492:
2488:
2487:
2485:
2484:
2479:
2477:2019 (Swinson)
2474:
2469:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2452:1999 (Kennedy)
2449:
2447:1988 (Ashdown)
2443:
2441:
2433:
2432:
2422:
2421:
2418:
2417:
2414:
2413:
2411:
2410:
2404:
2398:
2392:
2386:
2380:
2374:
2368:
2362:
2356:
2349:
2347:
2341:
2340:
2338:
2337:
2331:
2325:
2319:
2313:
2307:
2301:
2292:
2282:
2280:
2274:
2273:
2271:
2270:
2264:
2258:
2252:
2246:
2240:
2234:
2228:
2222:
2215:
2213:
2211:Deputy Leaders
2207:
2206:
2204:
2203:
2197:
2191:
2185:
2179:
2173:
2167:
2161:
2155:
2146:
2136:
2134:
2124:
2123:
2113:
2112:
2103:
2102:
2095:
2088:
2080:
2071:
2070:
2068:
2067:
2062:
2059:
2054:
2049:
2044:
2039:
2034:
2029:
2024:
2021:
2016:
2010:
2004:
1998:
1992:
1989:
1984:
1979:
1974:
1969:
1964:
1959:
1954:
1949:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1929:
1924:
1919:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
1864:
1859:
1854:
1849:
1844:
1839:
1834:
1829:
1824:
1819:
1814:
1809:
1804:
1799:
1794:
1788:
1785:
1784:
1775:
1774:
1767:
1760:
1752:
1746:
1745:
1738:
1729:
1726:
1723:
1722:
1709:"Ben Stoneham"
1700:
1681:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1674:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1656:
1653:
1650:
1649:
1644:
1638:
1634:
1633:
1631:Bradford South
1628:
1623:
1619:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1604:
1603:
1598:
1595:James Blindell
1592:
1588:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1573:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1558:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1544:
1541:
1538:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1523:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1508:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1493:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1478:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1464:
1461:
1458:
1457:
1452:
1448:
1447:
1445:The Lord Newby
1442:
1438:
1437:
1432:
1428:
1427:
1425:The Lord Roper
1422:
1418:
1417:
1412:
1408:
1407:
1402:
1398:
1397:
1394:
1387:
1384:
1381:
1380:
1375:
1371:
1370:
1365:
1361:
1360:
1355:
1351:
1350:
1347:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1335:
1332:
1329:
1320:
1319:
1314:
1310:
1309:
1304:
1300:
1299:
1294:
1290:
1289:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1274:
1270:
1269:
1264:
1260:
1259:
1254:
1250:
1249:
1244:
1240:
1239:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1214:
1210:
1209:
1204:
1200:
1199:
1194:
1190:
1189:
1179:
1175:
1174:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1161:
1154:
1151:
1148:
1147:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1118:
1117:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1104:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1082:
1078:
1077:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1057:Leader of the
1054:
1050:
1049:
1039:
1032:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1019:
1018:
1009:
1008:House of Lords
1006:
1003:
1002:
997:
992:
988:
987:
984:
981:
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2984:Lib–Lab pact
2907:Gang of Four
2616:
2523:2019 (Davey)
2513:2014 (Bruce)
2503:2006 (Cable)
2482:2020 (Davey)
2472:2017 (Cable)
2462:2007 (Clegg)
2297:
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1867:Marjoribanks
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1728:Bibliography
1713:. Retrieved
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1694:
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1611:Charles Kerr
1565:Alec Glassey
1287:The Lord Rea
1236:
1124:
1084:
926:Paul Burstow
703:Eric Lubbock
648:North Dorset
583:Goronwy Owen
508:John Gulland
463:Joseph Pease
408:Berwickshire
203:Charles Wood
154:
73:Labour Party
46:
17:
15:
2671:(2017–2019)
2665:(2015–2017)
2659:(2007–2010)
2647:(2006–2007)
2641:(1999–2006)
2635:(1997–1999)
2409:(from 2020)
2403:(2015–2019)
2397:(2011–2014)
2391:(2009–2010)
2385:(2005–2008)
2379:(2001–2004)
2373:(1999–2000)
2367:(1995–1998)
2361:(1991–1994)
2355:(1989–1990)
2336:(from 2016)
2330:(2013–2016)
2324:(2004–2013)
2318:(2001–2004)
2312:(1997–2001)
2306:(1988–1997)
2269:(from 2020)
2263:(2019–2020)
2257:(2017–2019)
2251:(2014–2015)
2245:(2010–2014)
2239:(2006–2010)
2233:(2003–2006)
2227:(1992–2003)
2221:(1988–1992)
2202:(from 2020)
2190:(2017–2019)
2184:(2015–2017)
2178:(2007–2015)
2172:(2006–2007)
2166:(1999–2006)
2160:(1988–1999)
2065:Chamberlain
1991:Beith (Lib)
1897:Illingworth
1570:East Dorset
1520:Northampton
1505:East Dorset
916:Hazel Grove
866:Jim Wallace
778:Jim Wallace
763:David Alton
733:Cyril Smith
718:David Steel
693:Bolton West
688:Arthur Holt
673:Donald Wade
643:Frank Byers
628:Tom Horabin
418:T. E. Ellis
333:Shaftesbury
3073:Categories
2939:Whig Party
2754:Committees
2738:Conference
2617:Chief whip
2440:Leadership
2345:Presidents
2121:Leadership
2061:Carmichael
2047:Carmichael
2001:Cartwright
1917:Hutchinson
1677:References
954:Don Foster
896:Paul Tyler
816:John Roper
748:Alan Beith
658:Jo Grimond
598:Walter Rea
483:Midlothian
438:Leeds West
378:Flintshire
223:Portsmouth
65:Whig Party
49:Chief Whip
26:parliament
2590:Structure
2365:Maclennan
2289:(Liberal)
2149:Maclennan
2143:(Liberal)
2019:Lib Dems:
1987:Alliance:
1907:Phillipps
1877:Gladstone
1857:Grosvenor
1832:Liberals:
1817:O'Ferrall
1213:May 1907
1203:Oct 1896
1193:Aug 1892
1188:in 1886)
1184:(created
1178:Jan 1880
1141:May 1848
1081:Formation
1053:Appointer
1040:Incumbent
969:Tom Brake
821:Farnworth
708:Orpington
423:Merioneth
151:Formation
125:Appointer
111:Incumbent
42:free vote
28:when the
2944:Peelites
2377:Dholakia
2316:Williams
2231:Campbell
2219:Johnston
2170:Campbell
2027:Kirkwood
1922:Sinclair
1882:Whiteley
1655:See also
836:Woolwich
738:Rochdale
603:Dewsbury
543:Greenock
193:Coventry
2401:Brinton
2371:Maddock
2359:Kennedy
2328:Wallace
2322:McNally
2310:Rodgers
2304:Jenkins
2295:Diamond
2255:Swinson
2194:Swinson
2164:Kennedy
2158:Ashdown
2132:Leaders
2042:Burstow
2037:Stunell
2023:Wallace
2013:Wallace
1967:Lubbock
1952:Grimond
1942:Horabin
1912:Collins
1902:Gulland
1822:Tufnell
1812:Stanley
1715:11 July
1585:Norwich
1535:Norwich
1490:Wisbech
1071:(Whigs)
498:Shipley
348:Warwick
253:Kildare
141:(Whigs)
55:in the
51:of the
2677:(2019)
2653:(2007)
2395:Farron
2383:Hughes
2300:(1988)
2291:(1988)
2267:Cooper
2243:Hughes
2196:(2019)
2182:Farron
2154:(1988)
2145:(1988)
2052:Foster
1937:Harris
1892:Murray
1862:Morley
1827:Hayter
1807:Baring
1797:Ellice
1792:Whigs:
453:Pudsey
2389:Scott
2334:Newby
2298:(SDP)
2286:Seear
2261:Davey
2249:Bruce
2237:Cable
2225:Beith
2200:Davey
2188:Cable
2176:Clegg
2152:(SDP)
2140:Steel
2057:Brake
2032:Tyler
2015:(Lib)
2009:(Lib)
2007:Alton
2003:(SDP)
1997:(SDP)
1995:Roper
1982:Beith
1977:Smith
1972:Steel
1947:Byers
1887:Pease
1872:Ellis
1837:Brand
1637:1945
1622:1940
1607:1937
1591:1932
1576:1931
1561:1931
1526:1922
1511:1921
1496:1916
1481:1916
1451:2016
1441:2012
1431:2005
1421:2001
1411:1994
1401:1988
1396:Name
1374:1986
1364:1983
1354:1981
1349:Name
1313:1984
1303:1977
1293:1955
1283:1950
1273:1950
1263:1949
1253:1944
1243:1924
1233:1922
1223:1911
1168:1859
1163:Name
1131:1846
1121:1840
1111:1837
1106:Name
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991:2020
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937:2010
922:2006
907:2001
892:1997
877:1992
862:1988
827:1983
812:1981
774:1987
759:1985
744:1977
729:1976
714:1970
699:1963
684:1962
669:1956
654:1950
639:1946
624:1945
609:1935
594:1932
579:1931
564:1930
549:1926
534:1924
519:1923
504:1915
489:1912
474:1910
459:1908
444:1905
429:1900
414:1894
399:1892
384:1885
369:1880
354:1874
339:1873
324:1866
318:Lewes
309:1859
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274:1850
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244:1841
229:1835
214:1834
199:1830
184:1830
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155:circa
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1957:Wade
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1932:Rea
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2794:,
2790:,
1693:.
116:MP
2798:)
2786:(
2099:e
2092:t
2085:v
1771:e
1764:t
1757:v
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