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30. Mai 2024 · Richard Cobden (born June 3, 1804, Dunford Farm, near Midhurst, Sussex, Eng.—died April 2, 1865, London) was a British politician best known for his successful fight for repeal (1846) of the Corn Laws and his defense of free trade. Cobden was the fourth of 11 children of a poor farmer.
Vor 2 Tagen · One of the most prolific was radical Liberal politician Richard Cobden. Over 7,500 of Cobden’s letters still survive, mostly in the British Library and the Cobden papers at the West Sussex Record Office in Chichester.
Vor 6 Tagen · Bright met Richard Cobden in 1835 and in 1840 he became treasurer of the Rochdale branch of the Anti-Corn Law League. Bright was a gifted public speaker, and in the campaign to repeal the Corn Laws he would travel across the country speaking and campaigning for the cause.
21. Mai 2024 · Richard Cobden (1804-1865) was one of the most influential British statesmen of the nineteenth century. He is most well-remembered as the leader of the Anti-Corn Law League, which campaigned against import duties on grain at a time of high food prices and a cost-of-living crisis. However, his interests and legacy were much wider. Among other ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Through his valedictories of his kinsman Richard Cobden, Rodgers shifted Cobden’s posthumous significance from free-trader to land reformer, giving land-reform a high-political ancestry. In his 1884 Work and Wages, Rogers also helped to legitimize the American single-taxer Henry George, by providing a theoretical rationale for George’s beliefs.
1. Juni 2024 · Arguably, before 1867 at least, the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 had a far more significant impact on local politics and political culture than parliamentary reform; the fight to get a municipal charter for Manchester under the Act cemented Richard Cobden’s reputation in the town and was one of his first steps towards national prominence.
Vor 3 Tagen · Misrepresenting Adam Smith and Richard Cobden Aside from cherry picking the work of specialists, Niemietz leans on the work of two famous contemporaries, Adam Smith and Richard Cobden. Both these critics argued that the empire brought benefits to a few merchants and investors at the expense of most Britons, who were made to pay for the navy and army that maintained their global dominance.
