Diary, 1892 Jan. 1-1896 Jan. 6.

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Diary, 1892 Jan. 1-1896 Jan. 6.

Entries provide account of Peel's later career as Speaker of the House of Commons. Some entries concern the controversy surrounding the Irish Question and the Home Rule Bill of 1893. Peel described encounters with notables, including Gladstone and Tennyson. Entries are brief, but provide description of late 19th century British social and political life. Includes detailed records of expenditures.

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Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898

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William Ewart Gladstone, prime minister and author, was born in Liverpool, on Dec. 29, 1809; the fifth child and youngest son of Sir John Gladstone and Anne Mackenzie Gladstone. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, in preparation for a future in the British political world. He married Catherine Glynne, whom he met in Rome, in 1839, and together they had eight children. Gladstone was first elected to Parliament in January 1833, and over the next sixty years was involved i...

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Speaker of the House of Commons in 1884, 1886, and 1892. From the description of Diary, 1892 Jan. 1-1896 Jan. 6. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 27257290 ...

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892

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