Home Secretary Collection

The late Mr. Sotheron Estcourt, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Sotheron Estcourt, 1876. Portrait of The Right Hon. Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt, of Estcourt, in the county of Gloucester, and Darrington Hall, in the county of York...Mr

Sir Robert Peel Bart. c1820, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Sir Robert Peel Bart. c1820, (c1884). Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (1788-1850) British industrialist and Conservative, educated at Christ Church, Oxford

The cabinet of Ramsay MacDonald, 1931, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The cabinet of Ramsay MacDonald, 1931, (1935). British politicians in the newly formed National Government which contained members of the Conservative Party, Liberals

The Sidney Street siege, Whitechapel, London, 1911, (1935). Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary, the left of the top-hatted figures

The Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston. K. G. G. C. B. c1872. Creator: William Holl
The Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston. K.G. G.C.B. c1872. Portrait of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), British statesman who served as Foreign Secretary

A Family Group, framed, glazed and ready to be hung up at Brookes s, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
A Family Group, framed, glazed and ready to be hung up at Brookes s, 1835. Lord Ebrington - British politician Hugh Fortescue

Cabinet of the National Government, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Cabinet of the National Government, 1931, (1933). Group portrait of British politicians in the newly formed National Government which contained members of the Conservative Party, Liberals

Britains First Labour Government, 1924, (1933). Creator: Elliott & Fry
Britains First Labour Government, 1924, (1933). Back row: Sidney Webb, John Wheatley, FW Jowett; middle row: CP Trevelyan, Stephen Walsh, Lord Thomson, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Olivier, Noel Buxton

Lord Palmerston, c1840, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Lord Palmerston, c1884. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), British statesman educated at Harrow School and Edinburgh University

Lord Melbourne, c1800, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Lord Melbourne, c1800, (c1884). William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), British Whig educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge

Sir James Graham, British politician, c1840s (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Sir James Graham (1792-1861), British politician, c1840s (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Normanby, 1840. Creator: Richard James Lane
Normanby, 1840. Portrait of British Whig politician and writer Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (1797-1863)

William Fitz-Maurice Petty, First Marquis of Lansdowne, c1766, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Irish-born British Whig statesman William Petty

A Break, losing the Reins, 1830. Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington and Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel about to fall from a vehicle, hauled by a horse (Alderman Hunter) and an ass (Alderman Key)

The terror-stricken, horror-smitten ministers advice, or the R[oya]l visit postponed, 1830. The Duke of Wellington, attended by Sir Robert Peel, tells the King, William IV

Herbert Gladstone in the witness box at the trial of Emmeline Pankhurst and others, London, 1908. Herbert Gladstone (1854-1930), Home Secretary at the time

Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette, questioning Herbert Gladstone in court, London 1909
Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette, questioning Herbert Gladstone in court, London, 1908. Gladstone (1856-1915), Home Secretary at the time

Members of Britains first Labour Government, after leaving Buckingham Palace, London, 1924. Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald 1866-1937)

On 2nd March 1911, Home Secretary, Mr. Winston Churchill went to the Palace, 1911, (1945). On 2nd March, 1911 the Convocation of Clergy Deputation presented their loyal

Robert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrooke, British politician, 1873 (1883). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. III, 1852-1860, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

Sir Robert Peel, (1788-1850), British Conservative statesman, 1893
Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), British Conservative statesman, 1893. Peel twice served as Prime Minister from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846

Letter written to Home Secretary John Russell (1792-1878) by the wives of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
The letter written to Home Secretary John Russell (1792-1878) by the wives of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, 1836. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of 19th century agricultural labourers from Dorset who

7th May, The Meeting of the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1910. Artist: Ralph Cleaver
7th May, The Meeting of the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1910. The House in session the day after the death of King Edward VII. Home Secretary Winston Churchill at the dispatch box

The Privy Council, Winston Churchill Leaving the Palace. A Nations Apprehension, 1910. Artist: Illustrations Bureau
The Privy Council, Winston Churchill Leaving the Palace. A Nations Apprehension, 1910. Churchill, who was Home Secretary at the time

Lord Shelburne, 18th century British Whig statesman, c1880. William Petty (1737-1805), 2nd Earl of Shelburne agreed to accept the office of Home Secretary in Lord Rockinghams government in 1782

Robert Lowe (1811-1892), British politician. First elected to Parliament as the Liberal MP for Kidderminster in 1852, Lowe served as Chancellor of the Exchequer

William Lamb (1779-1848), 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 19th century. Artist:s Freeman
William Lamb (1779-1848), 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 19th century. Lamb was a Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary (1830-1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835-1841)

Sir George Grey, (1799-1882), 19th century. British Whig politician, served three times as Home Secretary. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Robert Lowe MP, mid-late 19th century. First elected to Parliament as the Liberal MP for Kidderminster in 1852, Lowe (1811-1892)

William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford, British statesman, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford, British statesman, 1926. Portrait of Jix (1865-1932) who was Home Secretary. Cigarette card with straight-line caricature, issued by John Player & Sons

William Vernon Harcourt, British Liberal statesman, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
William Vernon Harcourt, British Liberal statesman, c1890. Harcourt (1827-1904) first entered Parliament as a Liberal Member for Oxford in 1868

Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, British statesman, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, British statesman, c1890. First elected to Parliament as the Liberal MP for Kidderminster in 1852

Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, British statesman, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, British statesman, c1890. First elected to Parliament as a Conservative MP in 1857, Cross (1823-1914) came to prominence in the General Election of 1868

Robert Lowe, MP, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Robert Lowe, MP, 1878. First elected to Parliament as the Liberal MP for Kidderminster in 1852, Lowe served as Chancellor of the Exchequer

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, 1878. After serving as a member of the Government of Victoria, in Australia, Childers returned to Britain and, in 1860, was elected as MP for Pontefract

Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, statesman, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, statesman, 1882. A lawyer, Henry Austin Bruce (1815-1895) entered politics, being elected Liberal MP for Merthyr Tydfil in 1854

Richard Assheton Cross, MP, Home Secretary, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Richard Assheton Cross, MP, Home Secretary, 1880. First elected to Parliament as a Conservative MP in 1857, Cross came to prominence in the General Election of 1868

Right Hon Spencer Walpole, MP, British Conservative politician, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Spencer Walpole, MP, British Conservative politician, 1876. Walpole served as Home Secretary in Earl Derbys governments in the 1850sand 1860s

Spencer Horatio Walpole, British politician, 1881. Artist: G Cook
Spencer Horatio Walpole, British politician, 1881. Walpole (1806-1898) served as Home Secretary in the Conservative governments of the Earl of Derby on three occasions

John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882-1958), Scottish politician and administrator
John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, Scottish Conservative politician and administrator. After a civil service career which culminated with the post of Governor of Bengal from 1932-1938

The Not-At-All-At-Home Secretary, 1887. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
The Not-At-All-At-Home Secretary, 1887. The Home Secretary on the left is attempting to involve himself in a meeting being held in Trafalgar Square

The Rod Still in Pickle, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Rod Still in Pickle, 1883. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, in the guise of a schoolmaster, reviews the progress of his pupils at the end of term

Police Intelligence, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
Police Intelligence, 1883. The Liberal Home Secretary, Sir William Harcourt, accepts Mr Punchs salute. In the background, a line of brave British policemen stand to attention

Dr. Birch and His Young Friends, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Dr. Birch and His Young Friends, 1880. Sir William Harcourt, the Liberal Home Secretary, prepares a birch labelled Juvenile Offenders Act

Hares Skins! Rabbists Skins!, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Hares Skins! Rabbists Skins!, 1880. Sir William Harcourt, the Liberal Home Secretary, is depicted trying to sell his hare and rabbit skins, whilst the former Prime Minister

The Good Little Vitler, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Good Little Vitler, 1874. The little victualler is rewarded by the new Conservative Home Secretary, RA Cross. The previous Home Secretary, HA Bruce

General election, (1874?). Artist: Joseph Swain
General election, (1874?). A shrouded figure holds up the ballot box whilst, in the mists and gloom at the figures feet, the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone

The Garotters Friend, 1862. Artist: John Tenniel
The Garotters Friend, 1862. Let Go, Bill, Can t Yer - Its Our Kind Non-Interfering Friend, Sir George Grey! London at this time was subjected to a rash of garrotting attacks

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