While Marlborough achieved honours on the battlefield, the Whigs, now in the ascendancy, drove the remaining Tories from the Cabinet.
He added: "I am not going to speculate on who or who may not achieve honours.
In this study, the academic performance of graduate-entry medical students at the University of Birmingham was shown to be better than that of undergraduate-entry medical students, with graduate-entry students significantly more likely to achieve honours degrees.
I propose that the current Milk Cup should be rebranded as the Yaya Touré Cup in honour of the last penalty taker who achieved the honour of winning the 2015-16 cup for Manchester City.
"This is an incredible honour," added Ainslie, who will attempt to win the Americas Cup in 2013, "I couldn't have achieved this honour without the support of all the people who have helped me throughout my career and so I hope they can also take some pride in this moment".
Having also skippered England to Ashes glory, Cook was an obvious choice to get his fourth selection and second as captain, having achieved the honour two years ago, despite the 2-0 series defeat away to Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
GB chef de mission Andy Hunt said: "For the 542 athletes who have achieved the honour of representing our greatest team, many years of dedication, sacrifice and relentless preparation will culminate in the biggest, most exciting moment of their sporting careers this summer.
He not only achieved high honours in mathematics but also received critical acclaim for his poetry and prose.
Owner Karl Kwok is looking to maintain his perfect record in the race, having achieved overall honours with a 49-foot Beau Geste back in 1997.
"We've had an amazing fortnight at the Rio Olympics and we should be looking at the different ways we can recognise and reward the athletes for what they've achieved and honours are there to recognise people," she said.
