Brooks's, 1764-1964Brooks's, 1964 - 186 pages |
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Page 33
... Pitt had resigned two years earlier for reasons unconnected with the war , but due to the King's refusal to implement his pledge to grant Catho- lic Emancipation in Ireland . He had been followed by Addington , who is remem- bered as ...
... Pitt had resigned two years earlier for reasons unconnected with the war , but due to the King's refusal to implement his pledge to grant Catho- lic Emancipation in Ireland . He had been followed by Addington , who is remem- bered as ...
Page 56
... Pitt came on the scene a few months before the fall of the North administration . Within a few weeks he had made his maiden speech on behalf of a Bill for Economical Reform brought forward by Burke . Much was expected of the son of Lord ...
... Pitt came on the scene a few months before the fall of the North administration . Within a few weeks he had made his maiden speech on behalf of a Bill for Economical Reform brought forward by Burke . Much was expected of the son of Lord ...
Page 57
... Pitt perhaps was never young and Fox cer- tainly could never have been old . ' An incident which could not have endeared Pitt to Brooks's occurred within a few weeks of his taking office . His appointment had been received with ...
... Pitt perhaps was never young and Fox cer- tainly could never have been old . ' An incident which could not have endeared Pitt to Brooks's occurred within a few weeks of his taking office . His appointment had been received with ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Early Elections | 19 |
Gaming and the Betting Book I | 35 |
Copyright | |
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5th Earl affairs Almack Althorp appointed Asquith ballot Banderet became become betts Boodle's Book Brougham Buxton Cabinet Capt career century Charles James Fox Clive colleagues Creevey death Derby Duke of Devonshire elected to Brooks's father Foreign Secretary Fox's Francis friends George Gladstone Government guineas Henry Horace Walpole House of Commons Hugh interesting Ireland Irish Jockey Club King Lady letter London Lord Crewe Lord Grey Lord Holland Lord John Lord John Russell Lord Melbourne Lord North Lord Palmerston Lord Rosebery Lord Spencer Lt.-Col Major Managers member of Brooks's member of Parliament Ministry months never O'Connell party Pitt political Prime Minister Prince Queen race Raikes resigned Richard Robert Rosebery Russell Selwyn Sheridan Sir Charles Sir Edward Sir John Smith St Aubyn St James's Street Stephenson succeeded Thomas tion took Tory Trevelyan Viscount Walpole Whigs whilst Whitbread William young