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William Edward Hartpole Lecky

William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Member of Parliament
for Dublin University
In office
29 May 1895 – 22 October 1903
Preceded byDavid Plunket
Succeeded byJames Campbell
Personal details
Born
William Edward Hartpole Lecky

(1838-03-26)26 March 1838
Newtown Park, Dublin, Ireland
Died22 October 1903(1903-10-22) (aged 65)
Westminster, London, England
Spouse(s)Elizabeth van Dedem
(m. 1871; d. 1903)
Alma materTrinity College Dublin (B.A., 1859; M.A. 1863)

William Edward Hartpole Lecky, OM, PC, FBA (26 March 1838 – 22 October 1903) was an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist with Whig proclivities.[1] His major work was an eight-volume History of England during the Eighteenth Century.[2][3]

  1. ^ "William Edward Hartpole Lecky Facts". biography.yourdictionary.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ Lecky, William Edward Hartpole (1890). "Chapters XXIX-XXXII". History of England, Vol. VIII ((with Bibliography)) (First ed.). New York, 1,3,and 5 Bond Street: D. Appleton and Company. pp. 1–649. History of England in the Eighteenth Century.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ A History of England during the Eighteenth Century. London: Longmans, Green, and Company; 1890–1891, 8 vols.; various editions{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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