Brooks's, 1764-1964Brooks's, 1964 - 186 pages |
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... joined Brooks's his purchases were seen by Horace Walpole at Montagu House and mentioned in a letter to Lord Hertford . Lord Monthermer did not live to succeed his father . To the great grief of his parents he died in 1770. In ...
... joined Brooks's his purchases were seen by Horace Walpole at Montagu House and mentioned in a letter to Lord Hertford . Lord Monthermer did not live to succeed his father . To the great grief of his parents he died in 1770. In ...
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... joined the Club before the end of 1764. Many of these belonged to the ' young ' Club at White's , which was a junior body where aspirants for the ' old ' Club , limited to eighty - two , had to put in a probationary period . This ...
... joined the Club before the end of 1764. Many of these belonged to the ' young ' Club at White's , which was a junior body where aspirants for the ' old ' Club , limited to eighty - two , had to put in a probationary period . This ...
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... joined the Club some years later . Actually there were a number of other men to whom the letters were attributed , and it was not until much later that they were confidently assigned to Francis . The Duke for a time supported Lord North ...
... joined the Club some years later . Actually there were a number of other men to whom the letters were attributed , and it was not until much later that they were confidently assigned to Francis . The Duke for a time supported Lord North ...
Contents
The Founder Members | 13 |
Early Elections | 19 |
Charles James Fox | 25 |
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 Grey Lord Holland Lord John Lord John Russell Lord Melbourne Lord North Lord Palmerston Lord Rosebery Lord Spencer Lt.-Col Major Managers married member of Brooks's member of Parliament Ministry months never O'Connell party Pitt political Prime Minister Prince Queen race Raikes reputation 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