The radical Lord Radnor : the public life of Viscount Folkestone, Third Earl of Radnor, 1779-1869 / by Ronald K. Huch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huch, Ronald K.

Series:

Minnesota monographs in the humanities ; v. 10.

Minnesota monographs in the humanities ; v. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--Great Britain--Biography.

Legislators.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1800-1837.

Great Britain.

Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869.

Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The third Earl of Radnor, born William Pleydell-Bouverie, served in the British House of Commons for twenty-seven years (1801-1828) as Viscount Folkestone and in the House of Lords for twenty years (1828-1848). Although he was a great hereditary landowner, Lord Radnor was the most radical nobleman to serve in Parliament in the first half of the nineteenth century. In this political biography, Professor Huch traces Lord Radnor's entire parliamentary career.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Background and Political Philosophy; 2 Early Years in the House of Commons, 1801-1809; 3 Mary Anne Clarke and the Revival of Radicalism; 4 A Simple Case of Being Duped by a Woman; 5 Disillusionment and a Desire to Quit Parliament; 6 Return to Action, 1816-1818; 7 ""Getting Nowhere,"" 1819-1827; 8 Reform Bill Politics, 1830-1834; 9 The New Poor Law and Making It Work, 1834-1839; 10 The Aristocracy's Adam Smith, 1839-1848; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-195) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-6307-6

OCLC:

476162014