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Eleanor Bruce who was the only daughter of Sir Robert Bruce. and they had one daughter. His wife died in 1954 and Griffith was remarried the following year to Margaret Louch. He died in
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but also called for a programme of public works together with social reform and industrial reconstruction. This platform anticipated the
Liberal election manifesto of 1929 based on the 'coloured' books of
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History of the Liberal and Liberal Democrat Parties
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Frank
Kingsley Griffith was born on 23 December 1889 in
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Circuit.
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27:British Liberal politician, barrister and judge
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126:Frank Kingsley Griffith
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309:Lincolnshire Regiment
707:Member of Parliament
551:"The By-Elections".
484:""Wee Free" Plans".
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536:Roy Douglas
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289:Marlborough
90:Preceded by
739:Categories
454:References
376:Free Trade
268:Early life
233:Alma mater
132:1889-12-23
37:His Honour
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645:the Times
633:The Times
599:The Times
587:The Times
561:0140-0460
553:The Times
520:The Times
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486:The Times
258:barrister
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77:In office
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