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This is the first book to tell the story of one of the most contentious figures in Victorian and Edwardian politics: that of the independent-minded and exceptionally able Conservative politician, Sir John Eldon Gorst. As a young man, Gorst spent three and a half turbulent years in New Zealand at the time of the Maori wars, before returning and being called to the Bar. However, before he could properly establish his law practice, Gorst was distracted by the lure of politics, which would be his lifelong passion. He became a Conservative MP in 1866, and was thereafter in the House of Commons on and off for 32 years, where he acquired a reputation as a notable parliamentarian, being described by some as second only to Joseph Chamberlain as a debater. Gorst vigorously promoted his ideas, sometimes to the dismay of his colleagues. Provocatively, when he was no longer an MP, Gorst dedicated a book to The Labour Members of the House of Commons . Gorst ended his political life, aged 75, as a Liberal candidate at the 1910 election. He would, however, live to see many of the social reforms he had tirelessly advocated from within the Tory Party implemented by Asquith's Liberal gov

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780714651804
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Author
Archie Hunter
Publication Name
Alife of Sir John Eldon Gorst: Disraeli's Awkward Disciple
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
342 Pages

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234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
658g

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Archie Hunter
Series Title
British Politics and Society
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Biographies & True Stories
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United Kingdom

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