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The Life of Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston: with Selections from Hid Diaries and Correspondence, in Three Volumes

The Life of Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston: with Selections from Hid Diaries and Correspondence, in Three Volumes

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The Life of Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston: with Selections from Hid Diaries and Correspondence, in Three Volumes

by Bulwer, Henry Lytton

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London: Richard Bentley, 1871. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Third edition. Volume I spine repaired. All three volumes: some loss to spine head, boards soiled, hinges starting. 1871 Hard Cover. Three volume set. "Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865) was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830 to 1865, when Britain stood at the height of its imperial power. He held office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865. He began his parliamentary career as a Tory, defected to the Whigs in 1830, and became the first prime minister from the newly-formed Liberal Party in 1859. He was highly popular with the British public. David Brown argues 'an important part of Palmerston's appeal lay in his dynamism and vigour.' Henry Temple succeeded to his father's Irish peerage (which did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords, leaving him eligible to sit in the House of Commons) as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in 1802. He became a Tory MP in 1807. From 1809 to 1828 he served as Secretary at War, organising the finances of the army. He first attained Cabinet rank in 1827, when George Canning became Prime Minister, but like other Canningites, he resigned from office one year later. He served as Foreign Secretary 1830–1834, 1835–1841, and 1846–1851. In this office, Palmerston responded effectively to a series of conflicts in Europe. In 1852 Aberdeen formed a coalition government. The Peelites insisted that Lord John Russell be Foreign Secretary, forcing Palmerston to take the office of Home Secretary. As Home Secretary Palmerston enacted various social reforms, although he opposed electoral reform. When Aberdeen's coalition fell in 1855 over its handling of the Crimean War, Palmerston was the only man able to sustain a majority in Parliament, and he became Prime Minister. He had two periods in office, 1855–1858 and 1859–1865, before his death at the age of 80 years, a few months after victory in a general election in which he had achieved an increased majority. He remains as of 2020 the last British Prime Minister to die in office. Palmerston masterfully controlled public opinion by stimulating British nationalism. Although Queen Victoria and most of the political leadership distrusted him, he received and sustained the favour of the press and the populace, from whom he received the affectionate sobriquet "Pam". Palmerston's alleged weaknesses included mishandling of personal relations, and continual disagreements with the Queen over the royal role in determining foreign policy. Historians rank Palmerston as one of the greatest foreign secretaries due to his handling of great crises, his commitment to the balance of power (which provided Britain with decisive agency in many conflicts), his analytic skills, and his commitment to British interests. His policies in relation to India, China, Italy, Belgium and Spain had extensive long-lasting beneficial consequences for Britain: although the consequences of his policies toward France, the Ottoman Empire, and the United States proved more ephemeral.

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Title
The Life of Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston: with Selections from Hid Diaries and Correspondence, in Three Volumes
Author
Bulwer, Henry Lytton
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Hard Cover
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Third Edition
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Hardcover
Publisher
Richard Bentley
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1871
Weight
6.38 lbs
Keywords
BIOGRAPHY HENRY JOHN TEMPLE VISCOUNT PALMERSTON LETTERS DIARIES CORRESPONDENCES POLITICAL EUROPE EUROPEAN HISTORY GREAT BRITAIN BRITISH
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