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634:Hansard
614:29 June
490:(ed.).
449:Gosford
325:in the
177:Parents
1332:Murray
1306:Durham
1291:Aylmer
1271:Wilson
1246:Milnes
1110:Gagnon
1040:Angers
1035:Masson
733:With:
681:With:
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443:Legacy
296:Armagh
266:Career
155:Spouse
1256:Craig
1220:Monck
1210:Elgin
1195:Bagot
1155:Doyon
1100:Fiset
1085:Gouin
1050:Jetté
1020:Caron
834:1835
807:1834
486:. In
213:
211:,
1251:Dunn
1215:Head
1140:Roux
1125:Côté
730:1807
726:1801
719:for
678:1801
670:for
616:2014
520:2014
282:for
234:and
143:Died
116:Born
60:for
553:doi
406:of
238:of
230:of
208:GCB
34:GCB
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728:–
503:^
306:.
254:,
215:PC
205:,
135:,
37:PC
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