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1094:. He not only led the agitation but he disagreed with the opinions of many of his radical contemporaries, and colleagues he had and would later stand shoulder to shoulder with in agitating against similar imperialist concerns. For three long years he criticised British diplomats and argued against a government of his own making; against the European bondholders' control of the country; against the
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absolutely homologated those great reforms." The election issue was no longer simply Home Rule; it was the full
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Government. (Laughter and cheers from the Irish Members). It was perfectly abominable to see men whom they respected, whom they believed in, whom they had placed in power, overturning every principle they had professed, carrying out a policy that was abhorrent to every lover of
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which he saw as a continuation of the drive to open out Africa "We are opening out Africa to progress, civilisation and religion. I don't believe in the souls of a few being saved by destroying the bodies of many more out there. I don't believe in civilising and
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685:, the full weight of public opinion favouring the liberty of the subject, backed by the Tories and brewing industry, rained down upon him. Although Lawson was popular for other reasons, and lost the election by a mere seventeen votes, it prompted
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the sale of Intoxicating Liquors are eminently unsatisfactory and deficient in power to protect the public, and therefore require immediate alteration." After the resolution was heavily defeated he was encouraged to introduce his
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churchyard on the following day. The large concourse of people who followed the coffin from Brayton Hall to the churchyard was representative of the political and public life of the county, whilst the
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constituency and on 5 December, the newly enfranchised electorate rejected his appeal by a small but decisive margin of ten votes. As a result, Lawson missed the parliamentary debates surrounding
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newspaper to run an article suggesting that no future sensible constituency would ever return him to the house. However, an opportunity arose for an early return to parliament in July 1866, after
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returned Lawson to parliament in the general election of 1895, where, with a slightly reduced majority he continued to prosecute his anti-war opinions. In 1898, he criticised the government, the
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backwards and forwards, made secret treaties, sent ultimatums to everybody with whom they had the slightest quarrel, engaged in two cruel and unjust wars and paved the way for any number more."
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637:, and would go ahead of me." Lawson concurred; "I may honestly confess I am rather more of a radical than he (Graham)." When questioned on the lengths he would go in lowering the
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The Rise and Fall of Liberal Government in Victorian Britain
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Africa and the Victorians: The Official Mind of Imperialism
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1203:. In 1881, an obscure tribesman and religious zealot named
970:. He also led a successful opposition to the annexation of
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Ten Years of Gentleman Farming, Lawson and Hunter, page 14
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Sir Wilfrid Lawson: A Memoir, Russell page 230, 236, 253
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Hansard 3rd ser., Vol. 257, col. 1071, 20 January 1881
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Arthur Henry Holland-Hibbert, 3rd Viscount Knutsford
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2524:Sir Wilfrid Lawson: A Memoir, Russell pages 375–88
2083:Hansard 3rd ser., Vol. 252 col. 1620, 10 June 1880
2074:Hansard 3rd ser., Vol. 249 col. 153, 4 August 1879
1840:Sir Wilfrid Lawson: A Memoir, Russell page 296-300
1199:began to solve one problem another arrived in the
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1243:seat to one member Lawson decided to contest the
842:illegal. In foreign affairs they had settled the
505:Lawson was a member of innumerable societies and
1792:Sir Wilfrid Lawson: A Memoir, Russell page 56-57
2597:Life and Letters of Sir James Graham, 1792–1861
2569:by Terry Carrick (Unpublished Thesis for a PhD)
1039:, who sought religious freedom. In relation to
334:on the other, with the caricatured comments of
2599:, Vol. 2, Charles Stuart Parker, (London 1907)
2344:Sir Wilfrid Lawson: A Memoir, Russell page 247
2272:Sir Wilfrid Lawson: A Memoir, Russell page 187
1120:They would have had his right hon. friend the
677:the proposal. Needless to say Lawson lost the
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1539:The interment of the remains took place at
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406:and thrones, causing terrific slaughter in
277:, the member of Parliament for the city of
134:Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Brayton
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2398:Hansard, 8 June 1864 vol 175 cols 1390-423
2362:Hansard, Vol. 86 Cols. 1246-8 3 March 1899
2173:Hansard 26 Vol 269 Cols 1711 – 32 May 1882
2110:The West Cumberland Times, 31 January 1880
2047:Hansard 3rd ser., Vol. 221 cols. 1264–1301
2029:Hansard Vol. 203, Col. 1441, 2 August 1870
1049:Protection of Person and Property Act 1881
18:Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet of Brayton
2488:Hansard, 18 June 1880 vol 253 cols 340-89
2452:Hansard, 14 June 1876 vol 229 col 1821–83
2416:Hansard, 13 July 1870 vol 203 cols 169-91
2389:Hansard, 16 July 1863 vol 172 cols 928-33
2335:The West Cumberland Times, 8 January 1890
2254:The West Cumberland Times, 7 January 1888
2218:Hansard, vol. 272, col. 172, 12 July 1882
2209:Hansard Vol. 274 Col. 275 26 October 1882
2200:Hansard, Vol. 274 Col. 32 24 October 1882
2020:Sir Wilfrid Lawson, W.B. Luke pages 72–73
1602:The Sir Wilfrid Lawson Memorial, Aspatria
1494:Convocation of the province of Canterbury
1299:, Ruling Councillors, Knight Harbingers,
899:and what he saw as unnecessary conflict.
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1972:The Carlisle Journal, 20 November 1868
1774:Some Notable Cumbrians, Chance page 60
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665:Punch: A Most Effective Water Spouter
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1660:On 20 July 1909, the members of the
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1162:Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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2506:Hansard, 31 May 1892 vol 5 cc382-91
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349:The Lawsons shared the opinions of
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966:, thus preventing his burial in
800:disestablishing the Irish church
734:Lawson endured the wrath of the
645:rival. As a result, he became a
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2290:, February 2002, archived from
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1227:to oversee the evacuation of
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474:like his radical colleagues,
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2146:The Arbitrator, January 1881
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