2 Sentences With "made an offer of marriage"

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In February 1865, Powell was embroiled in a very public and embarrassing court case which attracted considerable public attention. It was alleged that he had made an offer of marriage to a Miss Lewis, which was later withdrawn. A case of breach of promise was brought against Powell which resulted in Miss Lewis being awarded damages of £2000. Powell had announced his retirement some time before the 1865 General Election on account of his ill-health.

The Baroness met Ernest Appleby on a train in 1903, four years after she and the Baron separated."American’s Suit Against Baroness," The New York Times, January 21, 1914. He made an offer of marriage that she declined, although the two began to live together as husband and wife and she represented herself as Mrs. Appleby. In 1906 they took up residence on the outskirts of London, at Bray Lodge in Maidenhead on the Thames."An Amazing Romance," Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, March 24, 1914: 2. Appleby enjoyed gambling, and he and the Baroness took several took trips together to Monte Carlo, where he was so successful that one year he won $50,000 at the gambling tables there.

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