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International Library of Political Studies: Book 53
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The Liberal Unionist party was one of the shortest-lived political parties in British history. It was formed in 1886 by a faction of the Liberal party, led by Lord Hartington, which opposed Irish home rule. In 1895, it entered into a coalition government with the Conservative party and in... read more
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People edit
- Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston: Add a description of this character.
- Henry Torrens Anstruther: Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for St Andrews Burghs, 1886–1903.
- George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
- H. O. Arnold-Forster
- William Arrol
- Evelyn Ashley
- Herbert Henry Asquith
- Jonathan Backhouse
- Arthur Balfour
- Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford
- Robert Bickersteth: Administrator and Liberal politician.
- Michael Biddulph, 1st Baron Biddulph
- Robert Bird: Welsh Liberal politician.
- John Boraston
- Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden
- John Bright
Setting & Locations edit
- Ireland
- Central Birmingham
- Scotland
- England
- London
- Glasgow
- Wales
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Edinburgh
- Lubbock
- Home Rule Bill
- Manchester
- West Midlands
- Great Britain
- Hythe
- Selborne
- Belfast
- Grimsby
- United Kingdom
- Ayr
- Bodmin
- Dublin
- St. Loe Strachey
- Lord Salisbury
- South Molton
- Bradford
- Northwich
- Portsmouth
- Skipton
- Falkirk
- Darlington
- Union
- Northbrook
- Totnes
- East Anglia
- Truro
- Nottingham
- Opera House
Organizations edit
- Liberal Unionist Party: A breakaway group of the Liberal Party, it joined the Conservatives in a coalition government in 1895 and merged with the Conservatives to form the (temporarily named) Unionist Party in 1912.
- Liberal Party: Add a description of this organization.
- Conservative Party
First Sentence edit
Gerald Goodman first claimed that 'Liberal Unionism in its origins was a movement of political leadership.
Table of Contents edit
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. 'Dagon must be thrown down': The Origins of the Liberal Unionist Party
2. Whiggery or Socialism? The Ideologies of Liberal Unionism
3. 'Liberal Yeast to Leaven the Conservative Lump': The Unionist Alliance
4. Party Organisation -- Cave or Caucus?
5. Liberal Unionism and the Electorate -- 'A Farce and a Fraud'?
6. 'Strangled by Its Own Parent': The Strange Death of Liberal Unionism
Appendix 1: The Unionist 'Compact': 'Resolutions' (N.D.--1889) (Devonshire Papers 340.2205A)
Appendix 2: Liberal Unionists Organising Council (The Times, 21 March 1889)
Appendix 3: Members present at National Radical Union Conference, 1 June 1887, Birmingham Town Hall
Appendix 4: Liberal Unionist General Election Performance, 1886-1900
Appendix 5: Regional Distributon of Liberal Unionist Constituencies, 1886-1918
Appendix 6: Liberal Unionist MPs with Constituency and Dates Held
Appendix 7: Liberal Unionist By-Elections, 1886-1912
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Series & Lists edit
This is book 53 of 45 in International Library of Political Studies. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ian Cawood (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Country: UK
Publication Date: 30 June 2012
ISBN: 1848859171
Page Count: 320
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Country: UK
Publication Date: 30 June 2012
ISBN: 1848859171
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 941
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Europe › England › 19th Century
- Books › History › Europe › England › 20th Century
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Political History
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Party Politics
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