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Harvey Lewis (politician)
John Harvey Lewis (1814 – 23 October 1888) was an Irish-born lawyer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1861 to 1874. Background Lewis was the son of William Lewis of Harlech, County Dublin and his wife Dora Cassidy, daughter of John Cassidy of Monasterevin, County Kildare. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin graduating BA in 1835 and MA in 1838. He was called to the bar in Ireland in 1838 and was in practice until 1850. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Middlesex and Tower Hamlets and a J.P. for Middlesex and Westminster. He was High Sheriff of Kildare in 1857. Political career Lewis stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Hull in 1859. He was elected Member of Parliament for Marylebone at a by-election in April 1861. He held the seat until 1874. He was described as "in favour of the principle of non-intervention and opposed to the present pressure that the income-tax has upon professional men and traders." Personal lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two Major party, major List of political parties in the United Kingdom, political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Beginning as an alliance of Whigs (British political party), Whigs, free trade–supporting Peelites and reformist Radicals (UK), Radicals in the 1850s, by the end of the 19th century it had formed four governments under William Ewart Gladstone, William Gladstone. Despite being divided over the issue of Irish Home Rule Movement, Irish Home Rule, the party returned to government in 1905 and won a landslide victory in the 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 general election. Under Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime ministers Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1905–1908) and H. H. Asquith (1908–1916), the Liberal Party passed Liberal welfare reforms, reforms that created a basic welfare state. Although Asquith was the Leader of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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