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<p> Politician, born at Trinidad; graduated at Cambridge; entered [[Parliament]] in the Conservative interest, but becoming a convert to Free-Trade principles, he went over to the Liberal ranks, and became an active and eloquent supporter of the [[Manchester]] policy; returned for Manchester in 1841 and 1846, was made a Privy Councillor and Vice-President of the | Thomas Milner Gibson <ref name="term_73604" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Politician, born at Trinidad; graduated at Cambridge; entered [[Parliament]] in the Conservative interest, but becoming a convert to Free-Trade principles, he went over to the [[Liberal]] ranks, and became an active and eloquent supporter of the [[Manchester]] policy; returned for Manchester in 1841 and 1846, was made a [[Privy]] Councillor and Vice-President of the Board of Trade; his earnest advocacy of peace at the Crimean crisis lost him his seat in Manchester, but Ashton-under-Lyne returned him the same year; under Palmerston he was for seven years (1859-66) [[President]] of the Board of Trade; his name is honourably associated with the repeal of the Advertisement, Newspaper Stamp, and [[Paper]] Duties; in 1868 he retired from public life (1806-1884). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73604"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gibson,+thomas+milner Thomas Milner Gibson from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73604"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gibson,+thomas+milner Thomas Milner Gibson from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 15 October 2021
Thomas Milner Gibson [1]
Politician, born at Trinidad; graduated at Cambridge; entered Parliament in the Conservative interest, but becoming a convert to Free-Trade principles, he went over to the Liberal ranks, and became an active and eloquent supporter of the Manchester policy; returned for Manchester in 1841 and 1846, was made a Privy Councillor and Vice-President of the Board of Trade; his earnest advocacy of peace at the Crimean crisis lost him his seat in Manchester, but Ashton-under-Lyne returned him the same year; under Palmerston he was for seven years (1859-66) President of the Board of Trade; his name is honourably associated with the repeal of the Advertisement, Newspaper Stamp, and Paper Duties; in 1868 he retired from public life (1806-1884).
