Parliament Collection (page 20)

Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (1752 - 1842), British agriculturist Date: 1806

Women candidates for parliament, 1919
Four female candidates for Parliament in the 1918 General Election, when women over the age of 30 were given the vote for the first time

Filmer Honywood (1745 - 1809), English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1774 and 1806. He was elected MP for Kent in 1780 and held the seat until 1796

Booklet In Memoriam for the Memorial Chamber, Canadian Houses of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada. Book

Kitchener as war minister, shortly before his death, 1916
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl of Khartoum and Broome (1850-1916), as war minister: his last speech in the Lords on 30th May 1916, on the subject of volunteers. Date: 30th May 1916

Japanese Parliament debate
In the Japanese Parliament, Tokyo, the Finance Minister answers a question during the budget discussion in the House of Representatives. Date: 1904

Smallpox inoculation cartoon
Jack of Both Sides; Sympathetic, but doubtful, and by no means Bright Animals protest against the 1874 Act of Parliament which made inoculation against smallpox compulsory

Parliament Houses, Sydney, Australia. Date: circa 1890s

Suggested site for London University
A suggested site for London University: how another fine building might be placed next to the new LCC Hall (later known as County Hall)

Styles of cottage, old and new
The beautiful old-time cottage and its crop-eared successor -- styles of cottage, old and new. Illustrating an article entitled Parliament and the Cottage Question

Plans for the City of Canberra, Australia
The City of Canberra: the newly-christened capital of the Australian Commonwealth. The central feature of the new federal capital as it will appear

1937 Coronation, stands constructed in Parliament Square
A mass of steelwork in the course of construction in Parliament Square to provide accommodation for those fortunate thousands who would witness the arrival and departure of King George VI

Rise of the Labour Party in Britain by G. H. Davis
The rise of the Labour Party in the British Parliament over the course of 45 years, symbolised as a river growing wider and wider

T P O Connor - Irish Nationalist Politician
Thomas Power O Connor (18481929), (known as T. P. O Connor and occasionally as Tay Pay). A journalist, Irish nationalist political figure, and MP in the House of Commons for nearly fifty years

Sir Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937) - British Conservative MP, a member of the war cabinet and appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Lloyd George in the aftermath of the First Wold War. Date: 1926

View from Waterloo of traffic crossing Westminster Bridge. St Stephens Tower, part of the houses of Parliament, can be seen in the background

Ancient and modern cottages compared. Illustrating an article entitled Parliament and the Cottage Question (second reading of the Rural Cottages Bill)

Ladies Gallery
The Ladies Gallery of the House of Commons, behind a metal grille. The grilles were added in the reconstruction of the Commons following the 1834 fire

Crowds in Whitehall, London, waiting for news, WW1
Crowds in Whitehall, London, on Bank Holiday Monday, waiting for news of the declaration of war. 3 August 1914

Houses of Parliament with Royal procession, 1804
The Houses of Parliament, pictured in 1804 with crowds assembled to watch the Royal Procession. Date: 1804

London crowd near Parliament
On Bank Holiday Monday, 3 August, a crowd gathers near the Houses of Parliament during the growing international crisis, eager to find out the latest news

LFB headquarters under construction, Lambeth SE1
The London Fire Brigade headquarters under construction in Lambeth. Date: circa 1936

Group of men on open ground, Central London
A group of men talking on a piece of open ground, with the Houses of Parliament in the background

Farrer Herschell, Vanity Fair, Spy
FARRER HERSCHELL, 1st Baron Herschell (1837-1899) Lawyer and Twice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (1886, and again from 1892 to 1895). Solicitor General for England and Wales (1880 to 1885)

Joseph W. Henley, Vanity Fair, Ape
JOSEPH WARNER HENLEY (1793-1884) British Conservative politician, serving in Lord Derbys government in the 1850 s. Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire (1841 to1878) Caption: Common Sense Date

Charles H. Hemphill, Vanity Fair, Spy
CHARLES HARE HEMPHILL, 1st Baron Hemphill (1822-1908) Irish politician and barrister. Solicitor-General for Ireland (1892 to1895) and Member of Parliament for North Tyrone (1895 to 1906)

Lord John Hay, Vanity Fair, Ape
Rear Admiral LORD JOHN HAY (1827-1916) Politician and British naval officer, serving at the Siege of Sebastopol and during both Opium Wars

3rd Marquess of Headfort, Vanity Fair, Spy
THOMAS TAYLOUR, 3rd Marquess of HEADFORT (1822 -1894) Irish peer. Conservative Member of Parliament for Westmorland. Caption: An Irish Property Date: 1822 - 1894

Rt. Hon. Russell Gurney, Vanity Fair, Co朗
Rt. Hon. RUSSELL GURNEY (1804-1878) Member of Parliament for Southampton and later sent to America as commissioner and diplomat

Sir William H. Gregory, Vanity Fair, Co朗
SIR WILLIAM HENRY GREGORY (1817-1892) Anglo-Irish writer and politician. Conservative Member of Parliament for Dublin between 1842 and 1847

Lord Glantawe, Vanity Fair, WHO
JOHN JONES JENKINS, 1st Baron GLANTAWE of Swansea (1835 - 1915) Welsh tin-plate manufacturer and Liberal politician. Three time Mayor of Swansea (1869, 1879 and 1880)

Charles S. Goldman, Vanity Fair, Spy
CHARLES SYDNEY GOLDMAN (1868-1958) African born, British businessman, author, journalist and Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth between 1910 and 1918

Sir Francis H. Goldsmid, Vanity Fair, Co朗
SIR FRANCIS HENRY GOLDSMID, 2nd Baronet (1808 - 1878) Anglo-Jewish barrister and politician. Liberal Member of Parliament for Reading from 1860 until his death in 1878 Caption

George Grenfell Glyn, Vanity Fair, Cecioni
GEORGE GRENFELL GLYN, 2nd Baron Wolverton (1824-1887) British Liberal politician, Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury from 1857 until succeeding his father in 1873 and entering the House of Lords

Albert Grant, Vanity Fair, Ape
ALBERT GRANT (1831-1899) (born Abraham Gottheimer) Irish born British company promoter. Established many companies which were to fail at the expense of the shareholders leading to claims of fraud

Sir Charles Craufurd Fraser, Vanity Fair, Spy
Lieutenant General SIR CHARLES CRAUFURD FRASER (1829-1895). Recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to

3rd Earl Fortescue, Vanity Fair, T
HUGH FORTESCUE, 3rd Earl Fortescue (1818-1905), Viscount Ebrington from 1841 to 1861. British peer and politician. Member of Parliament for Plymouth (1841-1852) and later for Marylebone (1854-1859)

Edmund Hammond, Vanity Fair, Ape
GEORGE CECIL WELD-FORESTER, 3rd Baron Forester (1807-1886) British Tory and Conservative politician. Member of Parliament for Wenlock from 1828, a seat he would hold for 46 years

William H. Fisher, Vanity Fair, Spy
WILLIAM HAYES FISHER, 1st Baron Downham (1853-1920) British Conservative Party politician. President of the Local Government Board

Lord Feversham, Vanity Fair, Ape
WILLIAM ERNEST DUNCOMBE, 1st Earl of FEVERSHAM (1829-1915) British Conservative politician. Member of Parliament for East Retford (1852-1857)

Mordaunt Fenwick Bisset, Vanity Fair, Spy
MORDAUNT FENWICK BISSET (died 1884) British Conservative Party politician, elected as a Member of Parliament for West Somerset

George Denison Faber, Vanity Fair, STUF
GEORGE DENISON FABER, 1st Baron Wittenham (1852-1931) Conservative Party politician. Member of Parliament MP for York from 1900-1910 and for Clapham 1910-1918. Caption: Ex Opera Date: 1852 - 1931

Sir John Talbot Dillwyn Llewellyn, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR JOHN TALBOT DILWYN LLEWELLYN, 1st baronet (1836-1927) Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament for Swansea between 1895 and 1900. Strong links to Welsh sports

Baron Richard Dowse MP, Vanity Fair, Ape
Baron RICHARD DOWSE (1824-1890) Irish politician and barrister, elected as Member of Parliament for Londonderry at the 1868 general election. Attorney-General and Solicitor-General for Ireland

William Bromley-Davenport MP, Vanity Fair, Spy
WILLIAM BROMLY-DAVENPORT MP (1821-1884), British Member of Parliament for Warwickshire North. Caption: Clever Date: 1821 - 1884

Earl of Cork and of Orrery, Vanity Fair, Spy
RICHARD EDMUND ST LAWRENCE BOYLE, 9th Earl of Cork and 9th Earl of Orrery (1829-1904) Member of Parliament for Frome (18541856). Master of Her Majestys Buckhounds

Sir George Elliot MP, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR GEORGE ELLIOT MP, 1st Baronet (1814-1893) Conservative Party Member of Parliament, Businessman from Gateshead, North-East England

Earl Bathurst, Vanity Fair, Co朗
WILLIAM LENNOX BATHURST, 5th Earl Bathurst (1791-1878) British peer and Tory Member of Parliament. Caption: A Relic Date: 1791-1878

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