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190:(1924-05-14)
168:12 June 1841
138:Succeeded by
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96:Succeeded by
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1413:1924 deaths
1408:1841 births
1272:A. V. Dicey
1212:David Monro
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215:(daughter)
188:14 May 1924
171:Kingsbridge
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1242:J. B. Bury
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