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❤️ George Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper 😭

"George Augustus Frederick Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper (26 June 1806 – 15 April 1856), styled Viscount Fordwich until 1837, was a British Whig politician. He served briefly as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under his uncle Lord Melbourne in 1834. Background Cowper was the eldest son of Peter Clavering-Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper, and his wife Emily Lamb, daughter of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne, sister of Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, and a leading figure in Regency society. William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple, was his younger brother. His mother married as her second husband the future Prime Minister Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, in 1839. He was commissioned a cornet in the Royal Horse Guards on 28 April 1827. On 27 February 1830, he purchased a lieutenancy in the regiment. He retired on the half-pay of the New South Wales Veteran Companies in March 1831, but exchanged into a lieutenancy in the 31st Regiment of Foot on 13 February 1835. He retired from the army on 6 March 1835. Political career Cowper entered the House of Commons for Canterbury in the 1830 general election, and served briefly under his uncle Lord Melbourne as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between November and December 1834. He lost his seat in Parliament in the 1835 general election. Two years later he succeeded his father in the earldom. Between 1846 and 1856 he served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kent.leighrayment.com Peerage: Cowper to Cutts of Gowran Family Lord Cowper married Lady Anne Florence de Grey (who after her husband's death succeeded as sixth Baroness Lucas of Crudwell), daughter of Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, in 1833. They had two sons and four daughters; *Lady Henrietta Emily Mary Cowper (d.1853) *Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper (1834–1905) *The Honourable Henry Frederick Cowper (1836–1887) *Lady Florence Amabel Cowper (1837–1886), married the Honourable Auberon Herbert in 1871. *Lady Adine Eliza Anne Cowper (1840–1868), married the Honourable Julian Fane in 1866. *Lady Amabel Frederica Henrietta Cowper (1846–1906), married Lord Walter Kerr in 1873. Lord Cowper died in April 1856, aged 49, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Francis. Lady Cowper died in 1880. References External links * Category:1806 births Category:1856 deaths Category:Earls Cowper Category:Princes of the Holy Roman Empire Category:East Surrey Regiment officers Category:Lord-Lieutenants of Kent Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Category:Royal Horse Guards officers Category:UK MPs 1830–1831 Category:UK MPs 1831–1832 Category:UK MPs 1832–1835 Category:UK MPs who inherited peerages Category:Whig (British political party) MPs "

❤️ Giant nukupuʻu 😭

"The giant nukupuu (Hemignathus vorpalis) is an extinct species of finch in the family Fringillidae, which is only known from fossil remains. It was endemic to Hawaii. Its extinction is believed to have occurred within the last 3000 years, but exact timing and reasons remain unclear. It was larger and had a different bill morphology than the remaining members of the genus Hemignathus. References * James, Helen F., & Olson, Storrs L. (2003). A giant new species of nukupuu (Fringillidae: Drepanidini: Hemignathus) from the island of Hawaii. The Auk. 120(4): 970–981. Category:Hemignathus Category:Hawaiian honeycreepers Category:Extinct birds of Hawaii Category:Endemic fauna of Hawaii Category:Holocene extinctions Category:Birds described in 2003 Category:Taxa named by Helen F. James "

❤️ Gordon Bennett (football) 😭

"Gordon Bennett was the Head of Youth Development at League Two side Plymouth Argyle. Earlier in his career, Bennett was Chief Executive of Bristol Rovers and Norwich City F.C. His time at Carrow Road was significant enough that in 2003, he was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame. After leaving Norwich, Bennett worked for Aberdeen F.C. and while working there he remarked, "When you have a name like mine I am bound to be latched upon"."It's the name of the game", Sunday Herald, December 5, 1999 . In 1969 Bennett won an ITV/Daily Mail-sponsored fan-of-the-year competition. By answering a series of questions on his beloved Bristol Rovers, Bennett earned a trip to the Mexico World Cup and a £1,000 cheque. Personally, the prizes did not interest him. He gave the tickets away to the runner-up and presented the money as a gift to Rovers. Bennett spent his early years at Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath, near Bristol and in his playing days Bennett played amateur football for Henfield Youth AFC. He passed away on 17 September 2020. References Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. non-playing staff Category:Norwich City F.C. non- playing staff Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. non-playing staff Category:2020 deaths Category:Year of birth missing (living people) "

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