Baden-Powell, George, 1847-1898
Variant namesPolitician and author Sir George Smyth Baden-Powell was born in Oxford, part of a large, successful, and aristocratic family. His education was interrupted by health concerns, and he travelled abroad for three years, before graduating from Balliol College, Oxford. He took a position as secretary to the governor of Victoria, and thereafter served on various commissions, as well as four terms in Parliament. In addition to travel and political activities, Baden-Powell was a prolific writer, completing several monographs as well as numerous reports and articles, chiefly on political topics such as economics and the British colonies.
From the description of George Baden-Powell letter to Mrs. Thompson [sic], 1892 April 30. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 74150129
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| referencedIn | Sir George Gabriel Stokes: Miscellaneous Papers, c.1830s-1902 | Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Baden-Powell, George, 1847-1898. George Baden-Powell letter to Mrs. Thompson [sic], 1892 April 30. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Badeau" to "Best". | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| referencedIn | Autograph collection, 1816-1917, 1816-1917 | American Philosophical Society |
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| correspondedWith | Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898. | person |
| associatedWith | Hay, John, 1838-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Moore, E. M., collector. | person |
| associatedWith | Sir George Gabriel Stokes | person |
| associatedWith | Thomson, Zoë, d. 1913, | person |
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Birth 1847
Death 1898
