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William Pitt (1708-1778). British politicianPITT, William (London 1708-Hayes, 1778), first Earl of Chatham, called Pitt the Elder or Prime Pitt. Also konwn as The Great Commoner. British politician. He joined the ranks of Commons Whig in 1735
Hogarth Election / 1Of4(C)THE ELECTION An election entertainment: a Whig banquet, with Tories demonstrating outside plate 1 of 4 Date: 1755
Sir John George Shaw-LefevreCaricature portrait of Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (1797-1879). Shaw-Lefevre was a British barrister, Whig politician, and civil servant
Sir Robert Walpole / MiniSIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1st Earl of Orford English statesman - Whig MP in the House of Commons
General James IrvinPortrait of General James Irvin. Whig candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania
Brookes and Whites Clubs, London 1796Wealthy gentlemen patronise the exclusive Brookes (Whig) and White s(Tory) Clubs, at Pall Mall, London. Brookes is shown on the right
Robert Walpole / RobinsonSIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1st Earl of Orford English statesman - Whig MP
Political cartoon, What will the wigs do next?
Edmund Burke and the Iron DukeTwo Baxter portrait prints of the following men. Edmund Burke, as a boy, who became a British and Irish statesman, economist and philosopher
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Scottish advocate and independent Whig politician
Lord Clarendon, George William Frederick VilliersGeorge William Frederick Villiers, the 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800 - 1870), leading English Whig politician, who served as Lord Privy Seal
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792 - 1878), known by his courtesy title Lord John Russell before 1861, British Whig and Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister from 1846 to 1852
Cartoon, A Friend at Court (John Bright)Cartoon, A Friend at Court -- a satirical comment on the radical Liberal MP John Bright, a Quaker (hence the friend pun), who had recently obtained a Cabinet position (President of the Board of Trade)
Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal (John Bright)Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal -- a satirical comment on the radical Liberal MP John Brights expectation that he might obtain a Cabinet position in the next Liberal government
Cartoon, The Rival Black Dolls (India Bill)Cartoon, The Rival Black Dolls, showing the former Liberal Prime Minister, Palmerston (left), and the current Conservative MP Benjamin Disraeli (right) in Lord Derbys government
Cartoon, Palmerston Selling Off -- a satirical comment on the defeat of Palmerstons Whig government on 19 February 1858, when the Conservatives came into power
Cartoon, An Old Hand (Palmerston and Russell)Cartoon, An Old Hand -- Lord Palmerston on horseback and Lord John Russell just behind him, on a pony, an analogy for their respective positions in the new government
Cartoon, Lord Palmerstons Unpopular Exhibition -- a satirical comment on the Foreign Secretarys activities and interests, including a Spanish Marriage, the Confiscation of Cracow
Cartoon, Hercules Tearing Theseus from the Rock to which he had grown -- a satirical comment on Sir Robert Peels intention to oust the Whig government under Lord Melbourne
Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish politician and philosopherEdmund Burke (1729 - 1797), Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher, Whig MP from 1766 to 1794. Portrait with associated locations -- Westminster Hall set up for the trial of Warren Hastings (top)
Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), English politician. early 19th century
Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of OrfordHorace Walpole (1717-1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. circa 1750s
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of DevonshireWilliam George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (17901-1858), British peer, courtier, nobleman, and Whig politician. early 19th century
Cartoon comment on Prime Minister Charles GreyCartoon, Politics - a comment on the Whig Prime Minister Charles Grey. circa 1833
Sir James Mackintosh, Scottish jurist, Whig politicianSir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), Scottish jurist, Whig politician and historian. early 19th century
Henry Bathurst, Bishop of NorwichHenry Bathurst, English churchman, a prominent Whig and Bishop of Norwich (1744-1837). circa 1810
Charles James Fox speaking out in Parliament against slaveryCharles James Fox (1749-1806), British Whig Statesman, MP and ardent anti-slavery campaigner, shown here speaking out in Parliament against the slave trade
Lord John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792-1840), British Whig statesman and colonial administrator. He served as Ambassador to Russia (1835-1837). Date: circa 1832
Sir Robert Walpole - House of CommonsSIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1st Earl of Orford English statesman - Whig MP in the House of Commons Date: 1676 - 1745
The Election by William Hogarth1. Humours of an election, entertainment Date: AFTER 1752
Sacheverell CardsHenry Sacheverell (1674-1724) was an English high church Anglican clergyman who achieved nationwide fame in 1709 after preaching an incendiary 5 November sermon denouncing the Whig government
Attack on Whig mug-houseThe Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (circa 17141794) - English lawyer, judge and Whig politician - first to hold the title of Earl Camden. Date: circa 1780
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778). British statesman of the Whig group. Engraving. Portrait. Colored
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, British politicianJohn Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878), British Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister. Date: circa 1810s
President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). Engraving. ColoredAbraham Lincoln (1809-1865). 16th President of the United States. Engraving in Universal History, 1885. Colored
William Henry Harrison (1773-1841). Engraving. ColoredWilliam Henry Harrison (1773-1841). 9th President of the United States. Engraving in The Universal History, 1892. Colored
John Creswell (1828-1891). Engraving. ColoredJohn Creswell (1828-1891). American politician. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870. Colored
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar (1816-1895). Was an influential American, lawyer, and justice from Massachusetts. He was appointed U.S. Attorney General in 1869 by President Ulysses S. Grant
Edmund Burke (1729-1797). Colored engravingEdmund Burke (1729-1797). Irish writer and politician. Engraving in The American Revolution. Colored
Caricature of W E Gladstone and the ghost of Palmerston, his predecessor as Liberal Party leader. Palmerston wonders at Gladstone being in the House of Commons on Derby Day
Thomas PilkingtonSIR THOMAS PILKINGTON Lord Mayor of London whose staunch whig (anti-royal) sympathies got him into trouble with the Stuarts, but he survived.. Date: ? - 1691
4th Duke of BedfordJOHN RUSSELL, 4TH DUKE OF BEDFORD Statesman; Whig leader Date: 1710 - 1771
Events / Britain / CartoonsWhig Politicians. Date: 1806
Cartoon, True Reform of Parliament, ie Patriots lighting a Revolutionary Bonfire in New Palace Yard, by James Gillray. Showing Sir Francis Burdett at the centre
Cartoon, Broad Bottom Drones storming the Hive, Wasps, Hornets & Bumble Bees joining in the Attack, by James Gillray. Showing leading politicians (both those in power and those in opposition)
Cartoon, Political Mathematicians, Shaking the Broad bottomd Hemispheres, by James Gillray. To that last Hope of the Country, the New Opposition
Cartoon, Pacific Overtures, or, a Flight from St Clouds over the Water to Charley, a new Dramatic Piece now Rehearsing, by James Gillray