Edward Spencer Beesly, 1831-1915

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Edward Spencer Beesly went to Wadham College Oxford, graduating in 1854. In 1859 he was appointed Principal of University Hall, London. The following year he became Professor of History at University College London (till 1893) and also Professor of Latin at Bedford College London (till 1889). In 1869 he married Henry Crompton's sister Emily. In 1882 he was a radical candidate for Marylebone and in 1885 a radical candidate for Westminster. In 1893 he became editor of the 'Positivist Review'. Beesly died in 1915.

From the guide to the Beesly Papers, 1852-1915, (GB 103/UCL0011)

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