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<p> British statesman, born at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire; entered [[Parliament]] in 1820 in the Whig interest, and was hailed as an accession to their ranks by the Whigs; supported the cause of reform; in 1830 became [[ | 14Th Earl Of Derby <ref name="term_72019" /> | ||
==References == | <p> British statesman, born at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire; entered [[Parliament]] in 1820 in the Whig interest, and was hailed as an accession to their ranks by the Whigs; supported the cause of reform; in 1830 became Chief [[Secretary]] for [[Ireland]] under [[Earl]] Grey's administration; introduced a coercive measure against the Repeal agitation of O'Connell; contributed to the passing of the [[Reform]] Bill in 1832; seceded from the [[Whigs]] in 1834, and became Colonial Secretary in 1845 under a Conservative administration, but when Sir [[Robert]] [[Peel]] brought in a bill to repeal the [[Corn]] Laws, he retired from the Cabinet, and in 1848 became the head of the Protectionist party as Earl of Derby, to which title he succeeded in 1851; was after that [[Prime]] [[Minister]] three times over, and it was with his sanction Disraeli carried his Reform Act of 1867, though he spoke of it as "a leap in the dark"; he resigned his Premiership in 1868, and the last speech he made was against the Irish Disestablishment Bill; was distinguished for his scholarship as well as his oratory, and gave proof of this by his scholarly translation of the "Iliad" of [[Homer]] (1797-1869). </p> | ||
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