Palmerston

American

[pah-mer-stuhn] / ˈpɑ mər stən /

noun

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.

Palmerston ¹ British

/ ˈpɑːməstən /

noun

the former name (1869–1911) of Darwin 1

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Palmerston ² British

/ ˈpɑːməstən /

noun

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston. 1784–1865, British statesman; foreign secretary (1830–34; 1835–41; 1846–51); prime minister (1855–58; 1859–65). His talent was for foreign affairs, in which he earned a reputation as a British nationalist and for high-handedness and gunboat diplomacy

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It resulted in the Hollywood legend, who died this week, popping up at football grounds across the country from Hampden Park in Glasgow, to Palmerston Park in Dumfries.

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He was in Dumfries to have a look at Palmerston Park to see if it would fit the bill for a film project he had in the pipeline and told me a bit about it.

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It was also probably the only time an Oscar-winner has paced the touchline at Palmerston Park.

From BBC

Within a year, the 20-year-old was employed as an assistant to the then Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston in 1847.

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On Saturday came sad news that Palmerston, a black-and-white cat, once mouser to the Foreign Office and "Diplocat extraordinaire", had passed away in Bermuda where he retired in 2020.

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