The life and times of Thomas Wakley : founder and first editor of the "Lancet", member of Parliament for Finsbury, and coroner for West Middlesex / by S. Squire Sprigge.

  • Sprigge, Samuel Squire, Sir, 1860-1937.
Date:
1899
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Credit: The life and times of Thomas Wakley : founder and first editor of the "Lancet", member of Parliament for Finsbury, and coroner for West Middlesex / by S. Squire Sprigge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER XXV . [1823-1834] The First Ten Years of the '^Lancet: A Recapitulation—The Early Staff of the Paper—The Milk Family—A few Details of Private Life—The Kindness of Mr. Goodchild—The Move to Bedford Square—Wakley resolves to Contest the Borough of Finshury . . . pp. 226-233 CHAPTER XXVI [1832-1834] Wakley's Aim in entering Parliament—The Amendments to the Apothecaries Act—A Member for Medicine —The Borough of Finsbury—Parochial Work—Wakley's Local and General Claims as a Parliamentary Can- didate—The Support of Hume and Cobbett—The Invitation of his Constituents pp. 234-242 CHAPTER XXVII [1832-1834] Wakley's First Contest for the Borough of Finsbury—The Economy of his Candidature—The Second Contest—The famous Tom Buncombe—The Third Contest—The Interposition of Mr. Hobhouse—The Fairness of Wakley's Tactics—His Success—Enthusiasm in the Borough pp. 243-252 CHAPTER XXVIII [1835] A Bird's-eye Viciv of General Politics—National Poverty and Hunger— The Reform Bill and the Rise of Chartism—The Poor-law Amendment Act and its Influence on the Repeal of the Corn Laws—The Irish Question in 1835—Wakley's Attitude towards the Three Agitations— The Spirit of the Times pp. 253-261 CHAPTER XXIX [1835] Wakley's Opportunity in the House—The Case of the Dorsetshire Labourers —His Special Fitness to Plead their Cause—His First Great Speech. pp.262-273