Letter from William Gladstone to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Charles Shaw-Lefevre
(fols. 96-97) Letter from William Gladstone to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1854.
Dates
- Creation: 1854
Extent
2 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 6859, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 6859, fols. 96-97
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21195
Abstract
Letter from William Gladstone to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Charles Shaw-Lefevre.
Biographical / Historical
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) was the leader of the Liberal Party and British prime minister at various times during the second half of the 19th century. For further details see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Charles Shaw-Lefevre, Viscount Eversley (1794–1888) was speaker of the House of Commons. For further details see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Helen Lefroy, 9 August 2010. (Her great-grandfather, Charles Edward Lefroy, was Secretary to the Speaker, 1840-1856).
Physical Facet
Guardbook of letters and manuscripts, mainly literary.
Subject
- House of Commons (Organisation)
- Gladstone | William Ewart | 1809-1898 | statesman (Person)
- Title
- Letter from William Gladstone to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Charles Shaw-Lefevre
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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