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Liberal Life: Sydney, Earl Buxton 1853-1934: Statesman, Governor-General of South Africa

Daniel Philip Waley

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Description:This biography of Sydney, Earl Buxton (1853-1934), Statesman and Governor-general of South Africa, is based on his own voluminous papers and many other primary sources, published and unpublished and depicts the man and his interests.Sydney Buxton had a long and distinguished career as a Liberal Politician. His career included service in Gladstone's last ministry and membership of the Liberal Cabinets of Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith, and hence involvement in the budget of 1909, the introduction of state pensions and unemployment insurance and the 1911 Parliament Act.MP for Poplar for 28 years (1886-1914), he took a particular interest in the problems of industry and employment and also of primary education in London. He was an Honorary Secretary to Mr Tuke's Fund, which dealt with emigration from Ireland to Canada and America. He served in Asquith's Cabinet as Postmaster-General (1905-1910) and President of the Board of Trade (1910-14), then became Governor-general of South Africa (1914-20). He was a notable fisherman and close friend of Sir Edward Grey.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Liberal Life: Sydney, Earl Buxton 1853-1934: Statesman, Governor-General of South Africa. To get started finding Liberal Life: Sydney, Earl Buxton 1853-1934: Statesman, Governor-General of South Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 376

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 1999

ISBN: 0953699803

Description: This biography of Sydney, Earl Buxton (1853-1934), Statesman and Governor-general of South Africa, is based on his own voluminous papers and many other primary sources, published and unpublished and depicts the man and his interests.Sydney Buxton had a long and distinguished career as a Liberal Politician. His career included service in Gladstone's last ministry and membership of the Liberal Cabinets of Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith, and hence involvement in the budget of 1909, the introduction of state pensions and unemployment insurance and the 1911 Parliament Act.MP for Poplar for 28 years (1886-1914), he took a particular interest in the problems of industry and employment and also of primary education in London. He was an Honorary Secretary to Mr Tuke's Fund, which dealt with emigration from Ireland to Canada and America. He served in Asquith's Cabinet as Postmaster-General (1905-1910) and President of the Board of Trade (1910-14), then became Governor-general of South Africa (1914-20). He was a notable fisherman and close friend of Sir Edward Grey.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Liberal Life: Sydney, Earl Buxton 1853-1934: Statesman, Governor-General of South Africa. To get started finding Liberal Life: Sydney, Earl Buxton 1853-1934: Statesman, Governor-General of South Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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