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- Argyll, The Duke of
- The Duke of Argyll and His Highland Home, by Archibald Cromwell and H.C. Shelley
(Windsor Magazine, 1898B)
- A two-part article; Cromwell provides "A Pen Portrait of the Duke," and Shelley brings us "Inverary Castle, the Home of the Duke."
- Braybrooke, Lord
- Lord Braybrooke (Richard Griffin) (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Bright, John
- John Bright and the English Radicals
(Atlantic Monthly, 1865)
- John Bright, by T.H.S. Escott
(Century Magazine, 1884B)
- John Bright
(Century Magazine, 1889B)
- John Bright as an Angler, by W.A. Sommerville
(Windsor Magazine, 1899B)
- Facsimile of the Notes of a Speech by John Bright (The Strand, 1891A)
- An 1876 speech against women's suffrage.
- Brougham, Henry Peter
- Brougham and Canning, in 1823
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, PC, QC, FRS (1778-1868) was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. As a young lawyer in Scotland, Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802. In 1810 he entered the House of Commons as a Whig. Brougham took up the fight against the slave trade and opposed restrictions on trade with continental Europe. In 1820, he won popular renown as chief attorney to Queen Caroline, and in the next decade he became a liberal leader in the House. - Wikipedia
- Bristol, Marquis of
- Marquis of Bristol (Frederick William) (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Burton, Lord
- Lord Burton and Burton-on-Trent - The Man and the Town, by Frederick Dolman
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)
- Bute, The Marquis of
- The Marquis of Bute and Cardiff - The Man and the Town, by Frederick Dolman
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)
- Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell
- Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, by W.G. Blaikie
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886)
- As an MP he worked for changes in prison conditions and criminal law and for the abolition of slavery. He also opposed capital punishment and pushed for its abolition. - Wikipedia
- Cavendish, William Spencer
- William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Clarendon, Lord
- Lord Chancellor Clarendon
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- Colvin, John
- John Colvin (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Coppock, James
- James Coppock (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Curtis, George William
- George William Curtis, by S.S. Conant
(Century Magazine, 1883A)
- Author, journalist and statesman.
- Devon, Earl of
- Earl of Devon (William Courtenay) (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Disraeli, Benjamin
- Mr. Disraeli on the Jews
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- Lord Beaconsfield
(Century Magazine, 1882A)
- Two articles on Disraeli, including "Was the Earl of Beaconsfield a Representative Jew?"
- Lord Beaconsfield's Lyre, by Wilfrid Meynell
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)
- Disraeli as a poet.
- The Wife of a Statesman [Mrs. Disraeli]
(Godey's, 1873)
- Dufferin, Marquis of
- The Marquis of Dufferin and Ava
(The Strand, 1892A)
- Dundonald, Lord
- Lord Dundonald
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- A Scottish representative peer and a British Army general.
- Fane, Julian
- Julian Fane
(Harper's Monthly, 1873A)
- An obituary on the "eventless life" of a diplomat.
- Forster, William Edward
- William Edward Forster, Statesman and Philanthropist (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1888)
- A politician involved in Parliamentary reform and education.
- Gladstone, William
- See the Gladstone page.
- Hatton, George Finch
- George Finch Hatton, Earl of Winchelsea (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Killowen, Lord Russell of
- Lord Russell of Killowen at Home, by Katharine Tynan
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)
- Knill, Sir Stuart
- The Lord Mayor of London: Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How
(The Strand, 1893B)
- Lyons, Baron Edmund
- Baron Edmund Lyons (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Macauley, Lord
- Lord Macauley
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- British historian and Whig politician.
- Lord Macauley and His Friends
(Harper's Monthly, 1876B)
- Methuen, Lord
- Lord Methuen at Corsham Court
(Lady's Realm, 1901)
- Morton, Earl of
- Earl of Morton (George Sholto Douglas) (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Palmer, Sir Charles
- Sir Charles Palmer and Jarrow-on-Tyne - The Man and the Town, by Frederick Dolman
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)
- Palmerston, Viscount
- The Palmerston Ideal in Diplomacy, by Edward M. Chapman
(Century Magazine, 1896A)
- Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (1784-1865), was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century. For most of 1830 to 1865 he dominated British foreign policy when Britain was at the height of its power. - Wikipedia
- Panmure, The Right Honorable Lord
- The Right Honorable Lord Panmure, Minister of War
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1857)
- Perceval, Col. Alexander
- Col. Alexander Perceval (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Ripon, Earl of
- Earl of Ripon (Frederick John) (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Roberts, Lord
- Lord Roberts of Kandahar, VC, GCB, GCIE, by Archibald Forbes
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)
- The quartermaster-general in charge of distributing relief in the famine of 1873-74 in the region of Tirhoot in India.
- Rosebery, Lord
- The Earl of Rosebery, by Henry Lucy
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)
- Lord Rosebery's Scottish Home: Dalmeny House and Park, by Alexander Lamont
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)
- How Lord Rosebery's Speech Was Reported, by John Pendleton
(Good Words, 1902)
- How an important speech the Prime Minister by "made the papers" despite the fact that winter storms had brought down the wires.
- Lord Rosebery's Turf Success, by Arthur F. Meyrick
(Strand, 1901B)
- The MP's race horses.
- Salisbury, The Marquis of
- The Marquis of Salisbury, by Frederick Douglas How
(Good Words, 1902)
- Shaftesbury, Lord
- "I Once Knew an Earl:" A Girl's Grateful Memories of the Late Lord Shaftesbury, by H.A. M'Caul
(Girl's Own Paper, 1886)
- Known as the reforming Lord Shaftesbury in the 19th century, who fought for the abolition of slavery. - Wikipedia
- Spencer, Earl Frederick
- Earl Frederick Spencer (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Strangways, Henry Fox
- Henry Fox Strangways, Earl of Ilchester (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Swansea, Lord
- Lord Swansea and Swansea - The Man and the Town, by Frederick Dolman
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)
- Tooks, Thomas
- Thomas Tooks (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Wellington, Duke of
- The Late Duke of Wellington
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1853)
- A brief summary of the Duke's life, including his titles and military history.
- Wolseley, Lord
- Lord Wolseley - Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How
(The Strand, 1892A)
- The Pastimes of Public Men, by Max Pemberton
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894)
- Big Men at Play,
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1896)
- The entertainments of various politicians.
- Queen Victoria's Eminent Subjects
(Windsor Magazine, 1897B)
- A selection of portraits of key leaders and public figures.
- Britons in the Service of Foreign Governments, by A. de Burgh
(Windsor Magazine, 1899B)
- Distinguished Devotees of the Camera
(Windsor Magazine, 1900B)
- Camera enthusiasts among the nobility and other notables.
- English Peers Who Are Foreign Princes, by J.M. Bulloch
(Windsor Magazine, 1903A)
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- Clive, Lord
- Lord Clive
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- A British officer who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal... one of the key early figures in the creation of British India. He also sat as a Tory Member of Parliament in London.
- Fox, Sir Charles James
- Sir Charles James Fox
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- An 18th-century politician/Whig statesman.
- The Early History of Sir Charles James Fox
(Harper's Monthly, 1881A)
- Mackintosh, Sir James
- Sir James Mackintosh's Posthumous Work
(Court Magazine, 1834)
- Scottish jurist, Whig politician and historian.
- Sir James Mackintosh
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- See also
- • British Ministers & MPs
- • Homes of British Statesmen
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