Charles Pelham Villiers: Aristocratic Victorian Radical

Nonfiction, History, Ireland, British
Cover of the book Charles Pelham Villiers: Aristocratic Victorian Radical by Roger Swift, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Roger Swift ISBN: 9781351974677
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 16, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Roger Swift
ISBN: 9781351974677
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 16, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book provides the first biographical study of Charles Pelham Villiers (1802-1898), whose long UK parliamentary career spanned numerous government administrations under twenty different prime ministers.

An aristocrat from a privileged background, Villiers was elected to Parliament as a Radical in 1835 and subsequently served the constituency of Wolverhampton for sixty-three years until his death in 1898. A staunch Liberal free trader throughout his life, Villiers played a pre-eminent role in the Anti-Corn Law League as its parliamentary champion, introduced an important series of Poor Law reforms and later split with William Gladstone over the issue of Irish Home Rule, turning thereafter to Liberal Unionism. Hence Villiers, who remains the longest-serving MP in British parliamentary history, was intimately involved with many of the great issues of the Victorian Age in Britain.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book provides the first biographical study of Charles Pelham Villiers (1802-1898), whose long UK parliamentary career spanned numerous government administrations under twenty different prime ministers.

An aristocrat from a privileged background, Villiers was elected to Parliament as a Radical in 1835 and subsequently served the constituency of Wolverhampton for sixty-three years until his death in 1898. A staunch Liberal free trader throughout his life, Villiers played a pre-eminent role in the Anti-Corn Law League as its parliamentary champion, introduced an important series of Poor Law reforms and later split with William Gladstone over the issue of Irish Home Rule, turning thereafter to Liberal Unionism. Hence Villiers, who remains the longest-serving MP in British parliamentary history, was intimately involved with many of the great issues of the Victorian Age in Britain.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Reconnecting Aestheticism and Modernism by Roger Swift
Cover of the book Trust in the World by Roger Swift
Cover of the book August Jaeger: Portrait of Nimrod: A Life in Letters and Other Writings by Roger Swift
Cover of the book Primary Geography Primary History by Roger Swift
Cover of the book Positive Teacher Appraisal Through Classroom Observation by Roger Swift
Cover of the book Communicating with Email and the Internet by Roger Swift
Cover of the book The Universe of Experience by Roger Swift
Cover of the book Routledge Handbook of European Politics by Roger Swift
Cover of the book The Biofuel Delusion by Roger Swift
Cover of the book The Social Meaning of Modern Biology by Roger Swift
Cover of the book Alberto Ginastera by Roger Swift
Cover of the book Dreams and Education (RLE Edu K) by Roger Swift
Cover of the book Jews and Jewishness in British Children's Literature by Roger Swift
Cover of the book Borders, Fences and Walls by Roger Swift
Cover of the book The Diplomatic History of Postwar Japan by Roger Swift
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy