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The forgotten prime minister : the 14th Earl of Derby / Angus Hawkins.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hawkins, Angus.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1799-1869.
Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley.
Prime ministers--Great Britain--Biography.
Prime ministers.
Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography.
Statesmen.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901.
Great Britain.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (538 p.)
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007-
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The first ever full biographical study of Lord Derby - the first British statesman to become prime minister three times and the longest serving leader in the history of British party politics. A book that is likely to seriously affect the way we think not only about Derby himself, but also about Victorian politics and society more generally. - ;Lord Derby was the first British statesman to become prime minister three times. He remains the longest serving party leader in modern British politics, heading the Conservative party for twenty-two years from 1846 to 1868. He abolished slavery in the B
Contents:
v. 1. Ascent : 1799-1851
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-281-14874-1
9786611148744
0-19-152541-3
OCLC:
476245461

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