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When the Liberals split in 1886 on the issue of Irish Home Rule, Lubbock joined the breakaway Liberal Unionist Party in opposition to Irish home rule. A prominent supporter of the Statistical Society, he took an active part in criticizing the encroachment of municipal trading and the increase of the municipal debt. [5]
When the Liberals split in 1886 over Irish Home Rule, Lubbock joined the breakaway Liberal Unionist Party. His wife Ellen died in 1879. Five years later he married Alice Lane Fox-Pitt, the daughter of Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (born April 30, 1834, London—died May 28, 1913, Kingsgate Castle, Kent, Eng.) was a banker, influential Liberal-Unionist politician, and naturalist who successfully promoted about a dozen measures of some importance in Parliament but was perhaps best known for his books on archaeology and entomology.
On April 30, 1834, banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury was born. He was a banker and worked with his family’s company, but also made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS, FRAI (30 April 1834 – 28 May 1913), known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet, from 1865 until 1900, was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath.
John Lubbock was sent to Eton in 1845; but three years later was taken into his father's bank, and became a partner at twenty-two. In 1865 he succeeded to the baronetcy. His love of science kept pace with his increasing participation in public affairs.
Sir John Lubbock founded the Proportional Representation Society, as the Electoral Reform Society was then known, in 1884. As well as to the cause of electoral reform, Sir John made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology.
The University of London, 1858-1900 - July 2004
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, (born April 30, 1834, London—died May 28, 1913, Kingsgate Castle, Kent, Eng.) was an English banker, influential Liberal-Unionist politician, and naturalist. Terms United Kingdom
When the Liberals split in 1886 over Irish Home Rule, Lubbock joined the breakaway Liberal Unionist Party. Lubbock was elected the first president of the Institute of Bankers in 1879; in 1881 he was president of the British Association, and from 1881 to 1886 president of the Linnean Society of London.
15 - Sir John Lubbock: Liberal into Liberal Unionist. March 2023. DOI: 10.1017/9781846152399.016. In book: The University of London, 1858-1900: The Politics of Senate and Convocation...
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS, FRAI (30 April 1834 – 28 May 1913), known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS, FRAI (30 April 1834 – 28 May 1913), known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath.
In an often-repeated and perhaps apocryphal story, a young John Lubbock purportedly confided in Charles Darwin that he aspired to become President of the Royal Society, Lord Mayor of London and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. He made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology.
This ludicrous election to replace Lord Avebury should be boycotted. John Lubbock and Seth Thévoz. The campaigner wanted House of Lords reform so a fitting tribute would be for the Lib Dems to...
THE MISSOURI UNIONIST Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Volume 2016 No. 1 March 31, 2016 The Official Newsletter of the Department of Missouri - April 6 – 150th Anniversary of the Founding of the Grand Army of the Republic The Collector’s Corner Returns! 2
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Martial law in Missouri was supposed to suppress Union enemies. The abuses and corruption it created led to a great deal of anger and fueled gangs of Bushwhackers and guerrillas who wrought havoc on Union soldiers and citizens. Imposing of Martial Law. Highlights.
The Frémont Emancipation was part of a military proclamation issued by Major General John C. Frémont (1813–1890) on August 30, 1861, in St. Louis, Missouri during the early months of the American Civil War.