Donald Southgate (31 October 1924 – 12 February 2005) was a British historian of nineteenth century British political history. He studied for his PhD at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was also president of the

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Association. He then taught at

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and Queen's College, Dundee. He was appointed reader at Queen's College in 1968 and was dean of the faculty of arts during 1976–77.‘Lives in Brief’, ''The Times'' (27 April 2005), p. 66.

Works

*''The Passing of the Whigs, 1832–1886'' (London: Macmillan, 1962). *''‘The Most English Minister...’ The Policies and Politics of Palmerston'' (London: Macmillan, 1966). *(editor), ''The Conservative Leadership, 1832–1932'' (London: Macmillan, 1974). *''University Education in Dundee: A Cenetary History'' (Edinburgh: Published for the University of Dundee by Edinburgh University Press, 1982).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Southgate, Donald 1924 births 2005 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford 20th-century British historians Academics of the University of Dundee