Studies in Contemporary Biography

Chapter 30

Chapter 302,137 wordsPublic domain

Bowen, Edward Ernest-- biography of, 343 note career of, 345-46 characteristics of, 360-62 death of, 355 games, attitude towards, 351-52 influence of, 350; views regarding, 353-54 military history, fondness for, 357-58 political interests of, 355-57 school songs of, 343 note, 359-360 teaching methods of, 346-47, 349-350, 354-55 training of teachers, views on, 348 travel, fondness for, 358 walking tours of, 355

Bowen, Lord, 345, 359

Bright, John, 30, 98, 304, 428-29, 443, 455 note

Bradlaugh, Mr., 437

Brooke, Rev. Stopford, quoted, 135-137

Brooks, Dr. Phillips, 209, 381

Brougham, Lord, 64, 428

Browning, Robert, 39, 126

Burke, Edmund, 410, 427-28, 440

Burney, Miss, 127

Cairns, Hugh M'Calmont, Earl-- American Civil War, attitude towards, 57 career of, 184-86 characteristics of, 184, 188-91 Disraeli compared with, 47 Gladstone compared with, 429 Jessel compared with, 180, 193 judicial gifts of, 192-93 legal manner of, 191-92 Mellish and, 176-78 parliamentary reform opposed by, 307 political partisanship of, 187, 194-195 religious views and interests of, 185-86, 193-94

Cambridge-- Jewish scholar at, 319 note Sidgwick at, 327 _seq._ Smith, W. R., at, 319

Canterbury, importance of See of, 101-105; qualifications of archbishops of, 105-107

Carlyle, Thomas, 40, 87, 92, 126, 277, 461

Celtic temperament, 403, 405

Chancery Bar, 170; famous trio at, 191

Chancery Courts, 181-82

Charity Organisation Society, 133

Church, Dean, 251-52

Church-- Anglican-- disestablishment of, 114-15, 141 possibilities before, 209-10 Stanley's view of, 78-79 Tractarian movement in, 252, 264 note, 406 Roman Catholic-- adaptability of, 259 Infallibilist claims of, 256, 385 modern research, attitude towards, 317

Clark, George T., quoted, 266-67

Clough, Miss A. J., 329

Clough, Arthur Hugh, 338

Cobden, Mr., quoted, 429-30

Collins, Wilkie, 116

Copleston, Dr. (Bishop of Llandaff), 197

Creighton, Bishop, 289, 387

Dalgairns, 251

Dante, 468-69, 471

Darwin, Charles, 457, 471-72

_De la Démocratie_, Schérer's, cited, 309 note

Delane, Mr., 422

_Democracy and the Organisation of Political Parties_, Ostrogorski's, cited, 309 note

Denison, Archdeacon, 133, 271 note

Derby, Lord, 10, 12, 28, 47, 57, 198, 429, 470

Dickens, Charles, 123, 127

Disraeli. _See_ Beaconsfield

Dissenters. _See_ Nonconformists

Döllinger, Dr. von, 383, 385, 392

Dupanloup, Archbishop, 209, 385

Eastern Question (1876), 140, 275-276, 300, 356, 419

Editors, types of, 363-64; temptations of, 370, 380-81

Eliot, George, 124, 328

Equity Courts, 170, 173

_Essays and Reviews_, 113, 317

_Essays on Reform_, cited, 307 and note

_Evening Post, The_, 365, 374-76

Forster, W. E., 234, 239 and note

Fox, Charles James, 428-29, 435

France, novelists of, 129

Franchise extension. _See_ Suffrage

Fraser, James, Bishop of Manchester-- biographies of, 196 note career of, 196, 200-201 characteristics of, 204-205 energy of, 202 Fraser, James, Bishop of Manchester-- influence of, 206 new Episcopal type created by, 196, 210 personality of, 203-204 popularity of, 202, 206 ritualist illegalities, attitude towards, 208 science, attitude towards, 207 views of, 206-207

Freeman, Edward Augustus-- biography of, 262 note career of, 262-63 friendships of, 290 Green influenced by, 137 historical work, merits of, 276-84; style of, 286-87 humour of, 287 interests of, 264-67, 271-72 kindliness of, 278, 291 literary preferences of, 269-70 methodical ways of, 285 military history, fondness for, 357 Oxford work of, 287-89 political views of, 272-75 simplicity and directness of, 270-71, 275 Trollope and, 120, 271 and note works of, 267, 284-86, 291-92

Froude, J. A., 271 note

Gardiner, S. R., 357; quoted, 274

Gibbon, 133, 169, 281, 284

Gladstone, William Ewart-- Acton, Lord, relations with, 383, 399 _Alabama_ claims, action regarding, 444, 446, 449, 451 American Civil War, attitude towards, 57 career of, 412 characteristics of-- breadth and keenness of interests, 400, 413, 459 caution, 409, 414, 419, 447, 453 complexity of nature, 400, 409-410, 412 conservatism, 401, 439 constructive power, 439-41 conversational powers, 461 courage, 447 and note, 451 note courtesy, 423 and note, 455-456, 461 dignity, 457 emotional excitability, 405, 410-411, 433-34 humour, 460 impulsiveness, 401, 405, 421, 447 independence, 418-19, 450 ingenuity, 404, 416-17, 430-31, 466 insight into character, 453 intensity, 402, 405, 426, 435, 450, 453, 460, 462 loyalty, 455 magnanimity, 457, 477 memory, 404, 424, 459 for faces, 423 open-mindedness, 416, 452, 454 oratory, 411, 426-39, 463 over-subtlety, 407, 432, 448, 452 patriotism, 450-51 pride, 416, 420, 423, 452, 455, 474, 477 religious disposition, 472-75 views, 401, 406-407 reserve: political, 409, 414-15, 419, 452 personal, 424, 475-476 Scottish temperament, 403-405 self-confidence, 224 simplicity, 453, 458, 461, 475 sincerity, 401 temper, 455-56 tranquillity, 462 voice, 430, 436-38 Disraeli and, 11, 33, 35 estimates of, 411, 417, 448 continental, 444 family of, 403 foreign affairs, attitude towards, 443-46, 458 Freeman's appointment by, 263 High Church appointments of, 198 home life of, 462, 474, 477 Home Rule Bill of (1886), 272 Homeric studies and views of, 401, 465-68 hostility to, 304 literary activities of, 401, 458, 462-68 Lowe compared with, 293, 299, 429, 435 Lowe's antagonism to, 295 Lowe in Cabinet of, 299 mistakes of, 449 Northcote and, 212, 216 Oxford training of, 406-408 parliamentary abilities of, 420-21, 424-26 Parnell's resentment against, 239-240, 247 Peel's influence on, 10, 409, 452 poetry, attitude towards, 471 quoted, 56 Reform Bill of, 13, 442 scholarship of, 468 science, attitude towards, 407-408, 470 suffrage qualifications, proposed reduction of, 308 note theological views of, tinging political, 473 otherwise mentioned, 67, 113, 179, 187, 221, 260

Godkin, Edwin Lawrence-- career of, 365-66 courage of, 370-71 geniality of, 376 humour of, 368-73 independence of, 364, 369, 381 influence of, 378-80 sincerity of, 367, 373, 380 style of, 367-68, 373 Tammany, attitude towards, 374 and note views of, 366-67, 370, 374-76

Green, John Richard-- biography of, 131 note career of, 131-34 conversation of, 165-66 eloquence of, 166 gifts and qualities of, 146, 151-52, 154, 160-62, 164-67 ill-health of, 138, 141-46 interests of, 151, 154-57 letters of, 131 note, 152-53 literary work of-- _Saturday Review_ articles, 133, 135-37, 153; historical, 138-39, 142-45, 155, 158-60, 163-64; characteristics of, 139-40, 150, 152-53, 157-65, 167-69 military history, fondness for, 357 political activity of, 140-41 views of, 134

Green, Prof. Thomas Hill-- career of, 85 characteristics of, 86-91 civic activities of, 98 influence of, 95-97, 99 literary works of, 92-94, 98 political keenness of, 95, 97 views of, 93, 97, 335 otherwise mentioned, 265, 268, 278

Hardy, Gathorne, 213

Hardy, Thomas, 116

Healy, T. M., 443

Henry VIII., 271 note

Herodotus, 149-51

Historians-- qualifications of, 146-48, 156, 277 two classes of, 149

History, Freeman's view of, 268, 274

Hodgkin, Dr. Thomas, 357

Holker, Sir John, 453 note

House of Commons-- character of, 48 erroneous sketches of, 121 lawyers in, 172 leadership of, 217, 424 occasional detachment of, from popular sentiment, 51 power of, declining, 308-309 rhetoric unpopular with, 296

Huxley, 207

Iddesleigh. _See_ Northcote

Ireland-- Anglo-Irish Protestants, 229-30 Church disestablishment in, 113, 187, 273, 407, 419, 442, 449 and note Disraeli's attitude towards, 56-57, 67 Green, J. R., views of, regarding, 141 Home Rule, views regarding, of Acton, 384; Bowen, 356; Bright, 455 note; Freeman, 272; Gladstone, 272, 414, 447; Godkin, 375 Land Bill of 1881, 425, 442-43

James, Henry, 129

Jessel, Sir George-- Cairns compared with, 180, 193 career of, 171 judicial methods of, 174-75, 179-181, 194 mental powers of, 173, 181-82 parliamentary manner of, 172 quickness of, 173, 176, 183, 193

Jews-- bigotry towards, 183 Cambridge scholar, anecdote of, 319 note concentration, power of, possessed by, 23 and note conservatism of, 25 note detachment of, 19-20 distinctions gained by, 171 practicality of, 182 satirical powers of, 45

Jowett, 113, 150

Kelvin, Lord, 184

Kipling, Rudyard, 129

Lawrence, Lord, 184

Lightfoot, Bishop, 199-200, 209, 290

Louis Napoleon, 55, 64, 98

Lowe, Robert-- biography of, 293 note Cairns compared with, 188 career of, 293-95, 299-300 characteristics of, 301-304 Disraeli and, 34, 302 eclipse of fame of, 293, 300 educational work of, 294-95, 304-305 Gladstone compared with, 293, 299, 429, 435; antagonism to Gladstone, 295; in Gladstone's Cabinet, 299 Oxford, at, 301 note 2 rhetorical power of, 296-97 shortsightedness of, 300-301 Utilitarianism of, 304

Lyndhurst, Lord, 29

Macaulay, 139, 169, 270, 274, 281, 427, 428 and note 2

Macdonald, Sir John A., 422

Maclennan, John F., 320

Magee, Archbishop, 112, 199, 429

Manning, Cardinal Henry Edward-- biography of, 260-61 career of, 250-51 characteristics of, 251-54, 261 conversions effected by, 255 Infallibilist cause, work for, 256 interests and sympathies of, 257-61 speeches of, 255

Maurice, F. D., 134, 408

Mellish, Lord Justice, 176-79

Meredith, George, 116, 122

Mill, John Stuart, 61, 78 note, 93, 304

Monk, Bishop, 197

Mugwumps, 375 and note

Napoleon Bonaparte, 238

Napoleon, Louis, 55, 64, 98

_Nation, The_, 365, 368, 371-73, 378

Newman, Cardinal, 251-52, 428 note 1, 467

Newnham College, Cambridge, 329-330

Nonconformists-- Disraeli's dislike of, 8, 52 Education Act (1870) resented by, 15 Fraser's attitude towards, 202, 206-208 and note Gladstone trusted by, 401 Green's dislike of, 134

Northcote, Sir Stafford (Lord Iddesleigh)-- biography of, 211 note career of, 212-13 characteristics of, 213, 222-23, 225-26 Gladstone compared with, 435 parliamentary abilities of, 214-16, 218

Novels, types of, 122

O'Connell, Daniel, 6, 8, 248

Oliphant, Mrs., 116

Oratory-- elevation in, 433 reputation for, nature of, 427

Oxford-- Green, T. H., on municipal council of, 98-99 Thackeray's candidature for, 120

Oxford University-- Tractarian movement in, 252, 264 note, 406 training at, characteristics of, 408, 467

Palmer, Roundell (Lord Selborne), 176, 191-92, 294

Palmerston, Lord, 13, 28, 49, 57, 98, 294

Parliament. _See_ House of Commons

Parnell, Charles Stewart-- biography of, 227 note career of, 228-29 family of, 227 leadership, aptness for, 248 moral courage of, 239 parliamentary tactics of, 218-19, 244; knowledge of procedure, 242-43 passion and self-control of, 240 Phoenix Park murders, demeanour after, 236, 238 Pigott affair, attitude towards, 239 practicality of, 230-33 pride of, 233, 235-38 self-confidence of, 224, 236, 238 speeches of, 241-42 unscrupulousness of, 237-38 unsympathetic manner of, 190 views of, 245-46

Peel, Sir Robert-- caution of, 408-409, 452 death of, 10 Disraeli's conduct towards, 28 and note his view of, 55 financial policy of, 441-42 Gladstone compared with, 411, 439, 455, 475 separation of, from Conservatives, 9, 61 speeches of, 428

Pitt, William, 429, 435, 439, 442, 476

_Popular Government_, Sir H. Maine's, cited, 309 note

Psychical Research Society, 331-32

Pusey, Dr., cited, 80

Rhodes, Cecil, 246

Rolt, Lord Justice, 191-92

Roman Catholic Church. _See under_ Church

Russell, Lord, 13, 28, 57, 295

Salisbury, Lord, 186, 247, 295, 456

_Saturday Review_-- Bowen's contributions to, 360 Freeman's contributions to, 285 dissociation from, 275 Green's contributions to, 133, 135-137, 153

Schoolmasters, types of, 343, 346

Schools Inquiry Commission, 200-201

Scott, Sir Walter, 123, 125

Scottish temperament and characteristics, 315, 403-405

Selborne, Lord. _See_ Palmer, Roundell

Sherbrooke, Viscount. _See_ Lowe, Robert

Sidgwick, Henry-- career of, 327-29 characteristics of, 338-42 impartiality of, 334 literary preferences of, 338 psychical research, interest in, 331-332 views of, philosophical and political, 335-37 women's education promoted by, 329

Sidgwick, Henry-- works of, 332-34, 338

Skene, Mr., cited, 158

Smith, Professor Goldwin, 76, 281

Smith, R. Bosworth, quoted, 349-50

Smith, Prof. Robertson-- Acton, Lord, and, 387 career of, 311-12, 315, 318-320 characteristics of, 323-25 ecclesiastical trial of, 313-16 _Encyclopædia Britannica_, work on, 312-14 versatility of, 322 works of, 320-21; characteristics of, 321

Stanley, Very Rev. Arthur Penrhyn-- career of, 70 characteristics of, 71, 73, 77, 82-84 debating power of, 77 Disraeli and, 81 family of, 69-70 Green influenced by, 132, 137 literary work of, 71-74 politics of, 78 sermons of, 76-77 theological position of, 80-81 Tait, attitude towards, 113 otherwise mentioned, 164-65, 205-206

Statesmanship, necessary qualifications for, 46

Stevenson, R. L., 129

Stubbs, Bishop, 138, 160, 289-90, 453 note

Suffrage extension-- Disraeli's view of, 52, 57-58, 67-68, 310 Lowe's opposition to, 295-98, 305-306 results of, 306-309

Tait, Archibald Campbell, Archbishop of Canterbury-- biography of, cited, 100 note career of, 107 characteristics of, 108-12, 209 Green appointed librarian by, 133-134 influence of, 110-12 Irish Church Disestablishment Bill, attitude towards, 187 policy of, 112, 114 views of, 110

Temple, Archbishop, 113 and note, 199

Tennyson, 39, 459

Thackeray, W. M., 35, 120, 123-25

Thirlwall, Bishop, 112

Thucydides, 149-50

Tone, Wolfe, 229, 248

Tory party-- nature of, 218; (1848-1865), 60-62 suffrage extension profitable to, 52, 57-58, 67, 310

Tractarian movement, 252, 264 note, 406

Trollope, Anthony-- biographies of, cited, 116 note Freeman and, 120, 271 and note literary position of, 116-18 personality of, 118, 126 political activity of, 120 travels of, 121-22 works of, 117-20, 128; characteristics of, 122-30

United States-- Acton's knowledge of history of, 387 Freeman's visit to, 268 journalism in, 379 Presbyterianism in, 317 religion and politics dissociated in, 100 Trollope's account of, 122 University influence in, 378

Westbury, Lord, 303

Whiggism, 6, 8, 63, 298, 469

Wilberforce, Bishop Samuel, 111-12, 198, 254, 429

Women, education of, 329-31

Wordsworth, 301

Wright, William, 319 and note, 320

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