Appointed Collection (page 5)

George Joachim Goschen (1831-1907), lst Viscount Goschen, English businessman and statesman born in London. Appointed a director of the Bank of England in 1856

Philip Magnus (b1843) English educationalist, writer and editor. A minister at the West London Synagogue (1866-1880). In 1880 he was appointed secretary of the City

General Francois Paul Anthoine (1860-1944). During the First World War he commanded the First French Army in 1917. In November 1917 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief. Anthoine in 1919

General Auguste Dubail (1851-1934) French Army officer. During the First World War, after the French failure at Verdun in 1916

Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) French soldier who entered the army in 1871. Director of the Ecole de Guerre (School of War) 1907-1911

General Adolph Guillaumat (1863-1940). French military commander in the First World War. At the end of the war he was appointed to the Supreme War Council at Versailles

General Charles Mangin (1866-1925) French army officer who had command in the First World War. At the end of thear he was appointed to the Supreme War Council. Mangin in 1918

(Henry) Bartle (Edward) Frere (1815-84) British colonial administrator, born at Clydach, Breckonshire, Wales. Governor of Bombay (Mumbai) 1862-1867

Thomas Wolsey (1475ja-1530) English statesman and churchman. Archbishop of York. Appointed Cardinal by the Pope in 1515, and Lord Chancellor of England by Henry VIII on Christmas Eve the same year

John Jeffreys Pratt, lst Marquis of Camden (1759-1840) British politician. Served in the ministry of William Pitt (the Younger)

James Whitley Deans Dundas (1785-1862) British naval commander. Entered the Royal Navy in 1799. Appointed Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet (1852-1855). Admiral 1857

William Shee (1804-1868) Irish lawyer born in Kilkenny. The first Roman Catholic judge appointed in Ireland since 1690. Engraving from The Illustrated News of the World (London, c1860)

William Henry Smith (1825-1891), son of William Henry Smith (1792-1865), English businessman and politician. He joined his fathers newsagent business in 1846 and introduced the selling of books

Juan Ponce De Leon (1460-1521) Spanish soldier and public servant who sailed with Columbus on his second voyage. Appointed by the Spanish government fo colonise Puerto Rico

Edward Montagu lst Earl of Sandwich (1625-72) English naval commander: On the Parliamentary side in Civil Wars. On the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, he was appointed Admiral

(Henry) Bartle (Edward) Frere (1815-84) British colonial administrator, born at Clydach, Breckonshire, Wales. Governor of Bombay (Mumbai) 1862-1867

John George Lambton, lst Earl of Durham (1792-1840) English statesman and colonial administrator.. Elected to Parliament (1813-1832) as Whig (Liberal)

Sandwich Edward Montagu lst Earl of Sandwich (1625-72) English naval commander: On Parliamentary side in Civil Wars: on Restoration, 1660, appointed admiral

Lord William Cavendish Bentinck (1774-1839) English soldier and statesman. He served in the Peninsular campaign (1808-1814) in the Napoleonic Wars

Andoche Junot (1771-1813) Duc d Abrantes. French soldier who joined the Revolutionary army in 1792 and was with Napoleon during the Egyptian campaign

William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) British painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848). Appointed to the Order of Merit (1905)

William Henry Smith (1825-1891), son of William Henry Smith (1792-1865), English businessman and politician. He joined his fathers newsagent business in 1846 and introduced the selling of books

Charles Langbridge Morgan (1894-1958), British novelist playwright and critic. In 1926 he was appointed principal dramatic critic of The Times of London

Robert Blake (1599-1657) English naval commander, born at Bridgwater, Somerset. During the English Civil War he fought on the side of Parliament against Charles I

James Bradley (1692-1762) English astronomer, born at Sherborne, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Appointed Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford (1721)

Lardner Vanuxem (1792-1848) Amnerican geologist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he studied geology in Paris. Appointed to the first Geological Survey of New York in 1836. Engraving, 1896

David Dale Owen (1808-1860), Scottish-born American physician and geologist who set up the US Geological Survey in 1839 when appointed Geologist of the US

ROSAS, Juan Manuel de (1793-1877). Argentine
" ROSAS, Juan Manuel de (1793-1877). Argentine general and politician from the Federal Party. Governor of Buenos Aires Province

SERRANO Y DOMINGUEZ, Francisco (1810-1885). Spanish military man and politician, leader of the Uni󮠌 iberal (Liberal Union)

MORCILLO RUBIO DE AUяN, Diego (1642-1730). Priest
MORCILLO RUBIO DE AUя N, Diego (1642-1730). Priest, colonial administrator and viceroy of Peru (1720). Priest and colonial governor

Spain. Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939). Second
Spain. Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).Second Republic high positions being appointed. From left to right and from the top to the bottom: Rafael Sᮣ hez Guerra, Luis Nicolau d Olwer

DUPONT DE L ETANG, Pierre-Antoine (1765-1840). French general. Louis XVII appointed him Secretary of War. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

William, Baron Bulwer
WILLIAM HENRY LYTTON EARLE, baron DALLING & BULWER, diplomat, drawn at the time when he was appointed plenipotentiary to Madrid. Date: 1801 - 1872

The American Declaration of Independence Committee. Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia; John Adams, of Massachusetts; Benjamin Franklin, of Pensylvania; Roger Sherman, of Connecticut; Robert R

Lord Kitchener in Cairo, Egypt
Lord Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) in Cairo, Egypt, where he had just been appointed British Agent and Consul-General (de facto Viceroy). Date: circa 1910-1911

General Hubert Lyautey, French army officer, WW1
General Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (1854-1934), French army officer, seen here at his desk as the newly appointed Minister of War during the First World War. Date: 1916

Karl Schurz
KARL SCHURZ - German rebel who emigrateS to USA, becomes journalist, diplomat, general, statesman and author : in 1877 he is appointed minister for the interior. Date: 1829 - 1906

Clerk Appointed
A young man is appointed as clerk, filling the post of his deceased father. Date: 1870

Jules Franois Viette / Gill
Jules Franois Viette (1843-1894) French politician, was appointed Minister of Agriculture in 1887

Certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club
Coloured certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club informing him of his unanimous election as Honorary Vice-President of the Club, signed by Will Goldston and others, 7 January 1931

Lord Haldane and Sir John French
Lord Haldane (Richard Burdon Sanderson Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane) and Sir John French (Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French)

Appointed Commander-In-Chief: Admiral Sir George Callanghan

Baron Gros, French Ambassador, 1862
Engraved portrait of Baron Gros, then newly appointed French Ambassador to the Court of St. James (London), pictured in 1862

David Lloyd George, 1916
Photographic portrait of David Lloyd George (1863-1945), the Welsh Liberal statesman, pictured in 1916 when he was appointed Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

Admiral Jellicoes farewell to Lord Kitchener
A photograph of Admiral John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935) bidding farewell to Field-Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) before his embarkation aboard the H.M.S

Ferdinand at Sofia
Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, appointed prince, opens parliament at Sofia and is hailed by the delegates : he will rule until 1918 when he will abdicate

John Bright MP, (1811-1889)
Portrait of John Bright, the English orator and radical politician. As well as serving as MP for Durham and Manchester he was also appointed President of the Board of Trade

Portrait of Sir Benjamin Stone and his wife Lady Stone
Sir Benjamin and Lady Stone. Benjamin Stone was a Conservative MP for East Birmingham between 1895-1909. He was known for his keen interest in photography

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Appointed to shape history: From the Defence of Chateau de Hougoumont at the Battle of Waterloo to the appointment of Matthew Hopkins as Witchfinder General, and Mr. Justice Field's influential rulings, individuals have been appointed to leave their mark on society. The notorious pirate Henry Morgan plundered the seas while Anselm was made Archbishop, guiding religious beliefs. Witnessing bravery amidst chaos, British squares held strong against French cavalry attacks in Waterloo. Aneurin Bevan championed healthcare reform, while Alfred Rosenberg shaped Nazi ideology. Nicholas II led his staff through turbulent times in Russia. John Law's scheme challenged economic norms and a railway line construction connected nations in 1841. These appointments reveal both triumphs and controversies that have shaped our world.