House of Peers
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Since 1903 he has been President of the House of Peers, but that is relatively unimportant.
From Time Magazine Archive
Returning to Japan the Prince took his seat in the House of Peers in 1890, and in 1903 succeeded his brother-in-law as President.
From Time Magazine Archive
A heavy brocade curtain will rise before a balcony in the dignified House of Peers.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Ambassador Forbes is a worthy compeer of George Washington," declared Prince Tokugawa, President of the House of Peers.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the nineteenth of January, 1836, he was appointed to succeed Lord Cottenham as Master of the Rolls, and was at the same time called to the House of Peers.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
