Burton, Hester. Barbara Bodichon, 1827-1891. John Murray.
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Henry Peter, Baron Brougham
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Standard Name: Brougham, Henry Peter,,, Baron
Used Form: Lord Brougham
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon | They sometimes attended the local Westminster Infant School in Vincent Square, London, alongside ragged children. Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press. 13 The progressive school was a non-charity educational enterprise along Owenite lines initially funded by a committee... |
| Textual Production | Caroline Frances Cornwallis | She wrote this article at the height of the parliamentary debates on the legal rights of married women. Despite being very ill, CFC
was determined to participate in this discourse and give aid to a... |
| Education | Susan Ferrier | For a few years SF
attended Mr Stalker's Academy, an infant school for boys and girls. Parker, William Mathie. Susan Ferrier and John Galt. Longmans, Green. 8 |
| Travel | Georgiana Fullerton | Following GF
's father's retirement as Ambassador in Paris, the Fullertons travelled for some time in France (where they stayed at Lord Brougham
's villa in Cannes and visited Nice), Germany (where they stayed... |
| Textual Production | Georgiana Fullerton | She sent the manuscript of Ellen Middleton to Henry Greville
and Lord Brougham
for comments. The latter admired it, but objected to its High Church tendencies. Parkes, Bessie Rayner. In a Walled Garden. Ward and Downey. 104 |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Catherine Gore | In an extraordinary passage near the end of the book, Cecil lists a number of people who might, if they could only work together, revolutionize the country. Farrell, John P. “Toward a New History of Fiction: The Wolff Collection and the Example of Mrs. Gore”. The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin, Vol. 37 , pp. 28-37. 36 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Mary Howitt | By the end of the 1840s, having launched their own magazine, the Howitts were again in financial difficulties, compelled to ask friends and relatives for help to tide them over. Particularly embarrassing losses were incurred... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Muriel Jaeger | MJ
's next chapter deals with the male counterparts of the previous chapter's examples (Frederic Lamb
, but also Dugald Stewart
and Henry Brougham
), setting the Society for the Suppression of Vice
against... |
| politics | Isabella Lickbarrow | This indicates an active political conscience. Lord Lonsdale wielded his huge local power on behalf of the Tory Party. In February this year there were riots in Kendal when two sons of Lonsdale, standing as... |
| Friends, Associates | Jane Marcet | JM
probably knew her husband's friends Edward Jenner
and William Hyde Wollaston
; she certainly knew and corresponded with John Yelloy
. She was a friend on her own account of Margaret Bryan
, Marcet, Jane. “Introduction”. Chemistry in the Schoolroom: 1806, edited by Hazel Rossotti, AuthorHouse, p. i - xxi. iii, v n6 |
| Friends, Associates | Harriet Martineau | HM
's social circle vastly expanded at this time until she knew virtually all the prominent people, particularly the political men, of her day. As she recorded in her Autobiography, however, she refused to... |
| Textual Production | Harriet Martineau | The Illustrations were an immediate success and were widely read: the first number sold 5,000 copies. Lord Brougham
lamented that the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledgeshould be driven out of the field... |
| Textual Production | Harriet Martineau | When Lord Brougham
became aware of Illustrations of Political Economy, about six months into the series, he solicited HM
's help in promoting pending revisions to the poor laws (which were passed in the... |
| Literary responses | Harriet Martineau | She had made up her mind to accept a mooted pension in 1832, but it never materialised and she came to feel that her independence of mind was too precious to accept such an obligation.... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Harriet Martineau | Among her subjects are Lady Byron
(an occasion for HM
to deplore Byron
's conduct and influence), Mary Berry
, Mary Russell Mitford
, Charlotte Brontë
, Jane Marcet
, Amelia Opie
, Mary Somerville |
Timeline
10 October 1802: The Edinburgh Review (founded by Henry Brougham...
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10 October 1802
The Edinburgh Review (founded by Henry Brougham
as a quarterly magazine of liberal views) published its first issue; it became a leading voice under editors like Francis Jeffrey
and Sydney Smith
, and lasted until...
28 June 1820: Parliament granted leave to Henry Brougham...
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28 June 1820
Parliament granted leave to Henry Brougham
to present a Parish Schools Bill to provide for schools established and maintained by the Anglican clergy.
1826: The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge...
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1826
The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
was founded by Lord Brougham
.
July 1835: The first issue of The British and Foreign...
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July 1835
The first issue of The British and Foreign Review; or, European Quarterly Journal was published.
1838: Coachmakers Robinson and Cook built, for...
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1838
Coachmakers Robinson and Cook built, for Lord Brougham
, a vehicle in a new style, the first brougham.
1844: The Law Amendment Society was founded by...
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1844
The Law Amendment Society
was founded by Lord Brougham
.
14 March 1856: A petition for Reform of the Married Women's...
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14 March 1856
A petitionfor Reform of the Married Women's Property Law, organized by the Married Women's Property Committee
and signed by many prominent women, was presented to both Houses of Parliament.
13 February 1857: Lord Brougham introduced an unsuccessful...
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13 February 1857
October 1857: The National Association for the Promotion...
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October 1857
The National Association for the Promotion of Social Science
was organized in London.
1850: The Interpretation Act (also known as Lord...
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1850
The Interpretation Act (also known as Lord Brougham
's Act) which aimed to simplify the language of legal statutes, laid down that the masculine includes the feminine (so that he should be understood to mean...
15 August 1867: The Representation of the People Act, known...
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15 August 1867
The Representation of the People Act, known as the Second Reform Bill, extended the male franchise.
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