Mp Collection (page 10)

Swearing in Members at the House of Commons, Westmister, London, c1905. Opening of Parliament. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Induction of the Speaker elect, House of Commons, c1905. The proposer and seconder conduct the Speaker elect, who according to tradition is supposed to show reluctance to be escorted to the Speakers

William Court Gully, Speaker of the House of Commons, c1905. Gully (1835-1909) served as Speaker from 1895-1905. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith

The opening of Parliament by King Edward VII, c1905. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Justin McCarthy, Irish historian, author and nationalist politician, (c1905). McCarthy (1830-1912) served as a Liberal and Home Rule MP from 1879 until 1900

Bringing Up Our Bill, c1832 (c1905). Most of the leading members of the Reform party are represented in the picture. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith

A Committee of the House of Commons at the Fleet Street Prison, London, 1729 (c1905). Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Interior of the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1742, (c1902-1905). Artist: John Pine
Interior of the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1742, (c1902-1905). Speaker Onslow in the chair, Sir Robert Walpole, first Prime Minister of Great Britain, addressing the House

Interior of the House of Lords, Westminster, in 1742, (c1902-1905). Artist: John Pine
Interior of the House of Lords, Westminster, in 1742, (c1902-1905). The Speaker attending to hear the Royal assent to a bill

The House of Commons in Sir Robert Walpoles administration
The House of Commons in Sir Robert Walpoles Administration. The Right Honorable Arthur Onslow in the Speakers chair, Sir Robert Walpole at his right hand

Articles of Union Presented by Commissioners to Queen Anne, 1706
Articles of Union presented by Commissioners to Queen Anne, 1706 (c1905). Commissioners appointed by English, Scottish Parliaments

Opening of Parliament by Queen Anne, Westminster, London, 18th century (c1905). Dutch picture in which the artist allowed himself considerable licence

The Speakers Procession, House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London, c1905. The procession is a stately function which is a daily prelude to the sitting of the House of Commons

The Lobby Bar, House of Commons, Westminster, London, c1905. Members only bar in the House of Commons. Photo published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

This House is to Let, c1650s, (c1902-1905). Satirical print depicting Oliver Cromwells expulsion of the members from the House of Commons: Be gone you rogues you have sate long enough

Expulsion of Members by Cromwell, 1653, (18th century). The Dismissal of the Long Parliament; Oliver Cromwell expels members of the House of Commons

Interior of the old House of Commons, St Stephens Chapel, 1793 (c1905)
Interior of the old House of Commons, St Stephens Chapel, London, 1793 (c1905). William Pitt is addressing the House. Members present include Canning, Wilberforce, Sheridan

Burke, the Great Orator, 18th century (c1850s). Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was one of the greatest Parliamentary speakers during the reign of George III

The Right Hon William Henry Smith, MP, 1881
The Right Hon William William Henry Smith, MP, 1881. Portrait of the English newsagent and politician William William Henry Smith (1792-1865)

Joseph Chamberlain, MP, President of the Board of Trade, 1881. Chamberlain (1836-1914) began his career as a Liberal and a campaigner for educational reform

Gathorne Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook, politician and statesman, 1881. Hardy (1814-1906) first entered Parliament as a Conservative member for Leominster in 1856

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, MP, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1881. Dilke (1843-1911) was a radical Liberal politician who served as MP for Chelsea between 1866 and 1886

Joseph Cowen, MP, 1881. Cowen, the son of a Newcaste-upon-Tyne mine owner, was elected to Parliament as a Liberal in 1874

Sir George Jessel, Master of the Rolls, 1881. Jessel (1824-1883) was called to the bar at Lincolns Inn in 1847. He entered Parliament as a Liberal MP for Dover in 1868

John Arthur Roebuck, MP, 1881
John Arthur John Arthur Roebuck, MP, 1881. John Arthur Roebuck (1801-1879) served as an MP for Bath and Sheffield. In 1855 he presided over a parliamentary committee of inquiry into the mismanagement

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

George Sclater-Booth MP, President of Local Government Board, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
George Sclater-Booth MP, President of Local Government Board, 1878. While a Conservative member of parliament, Sclater-Booth was Secretary to the Poor Law Board

Viscount Sandon, MP, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Viscount Sandon, MP, 1878. In 1856 Sandon was elected MP for Lichfield. He took an active role in the public business of the House of Commons. In 1878 he became the President of the Board of Trade

William Edward Forster MP, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Edward Forster MP, 1878. Forster was a Quaker and Liberal member of parliament. He helped his father distribute relief to the famine-stricken population in Ireland in 1846

Sir Stephen Cave, MP, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Stephen Cave, MP, 1878. In 1859 he entered parliament as a Conservative MP for Shoreham. Cave was also a director of the Bank of England

Lord John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Lord John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, 1878. Manners was also a Conservative MP for Newark. He opposed the reapeal of the Corn Laws

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

Sir Richard Malins, politician and jurist, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Richard Malins, politician and jurist, 1882. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy

Samuel Morley, MP, industrialist and politician, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Samuel Morley, MP, industrialist and politician, 1882. Morley (1809-1886) was the owner of a large and profitable woollen manufacturing business which employed thousands of workers in the East

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, politician, MP for Carlisle, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, politician, MP for Carlisle, 1882. First elected to Parliament in 1859, Lawson (1829-1906) was one of the leading figures in the temperance movement

William Ewart Gladstone MP, British Liberal Prime Minister, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Ewart Gladstone MP, British Liberal Prime Minister, 1882. William Gladstone (1809-1898) was born in Liverpool and educated at Oxford from where in 1832 he embarked on his political career

Thomas Hughes, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Thomas Hughes, 1880. The author of Tom Browns School Days, first published in 1856. In 1861 he went on to publish Tom Brown at Oxford

Sir Robert Porrett Collier, judge of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Robert Porrett Collier, judge of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1880. He was active member of the Anti-Cornlaw League

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

Captain Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim, British naval officer, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Captain Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim, British naval officer, 1883. Pims naval career saw him involved in Arctic exploration as well as active service in the Crimean War and in China

Captain Lord Charles William Delapoer Beresford, British naval officer, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Captain Lord Charles William Delapoer Beresford, British naval officer, 1883. Beresford later attained the rank of Admiral and was a Conservative Member of Parliament

Right Hon George Osborne Morgan, QC, MP, Judge Advocate-General, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon George Osborne Morgan, QC, MP, Judge Advocate-General, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Hon George Joachim Goschen, MP for the City of London, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon George Joachim Goschen, MP for the City of London, 1877. A Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist, Goschen held various ministerial posts during his political career

Right Hon Austen Henry Layard DCL, British Ambassador to Constantinople, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Austen Henry Layard DCL, British Ambassador to Constantinople, 1877. Between 1845 and 1851, Layard (1817-1894) excavated the remains of the ancient Assyrian capitals of Nimrud

Right Hon Lyon Playfair, CB, LLD, FRS, Scottish chemist and politician, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lyon Playfair, CB, LLD, FRS, Scottish chemist and politician, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Hon Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, Bart, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, Bart, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Hon Lord Winmarleigh, British Conservative politician, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lord Winmarleigh, British Conservative politician, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

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