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The Member for Scotland: Life of Duncan McLaren By Willis Pickar

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Title: The Member for Scotland: Life of Duncan McLaren

ISBN: 9781906566418

EAN: 9781906566418

Book Title: Member for Scotland : Life of Duncan Mclaren

Item Length: 9.2in

Publisher: Birlinn, The Limited

Publication Year: 2011

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 1in

Author: Willis Pickard

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science

Topic: Cultural Heritage, General, World / European, Europe / Great Britain / General, Political, Political Process / Political Parties

Item Width: 6.2in

Item Weight: 18 Oz

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

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Duncan McLaren was a dominant (and at times domineering) figure in nineteenth-century Edinburgh and Scotland. Yet he has virtually disappeared from public view. 'The Member for Scotland' was the nickname given him at Westminster because he took up all manner of Scottish issues and initiated the campaign for a Scottish Secretary. McLaren's political base was among the religious and political radicals of Edinburgh. As a young councillor he saved the city from bankruptcy and established free schools for poor families. He challenged the Whig lawyers who controlled Edinburgh politics, became Lord Provost and successfully sued the Scotsman for libel. From his draper's business in the High Street he moved into railways, banking and the suburban property boom. Married to the sister of the free-trade liberal leader John Bright, he helped draft bills to reform the electoral system and voted for women's rights. Of his nine children, three became Liberal MPs. Yet he tried to frustrate one daughter's marriage hopes and another's ambitions to be a doctor. This biography is based on a wide range of political and family letters never previously used. It opens a door on Victorian public and family life and contributes to an understanding of why Scotland so ardently embraced Gladstonian Liberalism.

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Publisher

Birlinn, The Limited

ISBN-10

1906566410

ISBN-13

9781906566418

eBay Product ID (ePID)

23038582022

Product Key Features

Book Title

Member for Scotland : Life of Duncan Mclaren

Author

Willis Pickard

Format

Trade Paperback

Language

English

Topic

Cultural Heritage, General, World / European, Europe / Great Britain / General, Political, Political Process / Political Parties

Publication Year

2011

Genre

Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science

Number of Pages

320 Pages

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Item Length

9.2in

Item Height

1in

Item Width

6.2in

Item Weight

18 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number

Da565

2011

Target Audience

Trade

Dewey Decimal

941.1081092

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Illustrated

Yes

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