Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . y of prelates, nobles,and commoners nominated by the Sovereign as hisadvisers in State affairs. Each Privy Councillor enjoysthe title of Right Honourable. The Hon. Seymour Ormsby-Gore, who sits to right, and who represented the GainsboroughDivision of Lincolnshire for some years, has speciallydevoted himself to financial questions. The son of thesecond Lord Harlech, he is a senior partner of the firmof Gore & Co., stockbrokers. In Lord
Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . y of prelates, nobles,and commoners nominated by the Sovereign as hisadvisers in State affairs. Each Privy Councillor enjoysthe title of Right Honourable. The Hon. Seymour Ormsby-Gore, who sits to right, and who represented the GainsboroughDivision of Lincolnshire for some years, has speciallydevoted himself to financial questions. The son of thesecond Lord Harlech, he is a senior partner of the firmof Gore & Co., stockbrokers. In Lord Edmund Talbot, sitting to Mr. Wliartonsleft, we have the soldier Member of Parliament. He isa scion of the notably historic family of the Howards,and the brother of the Duke of Norfolk, premier Dukeof England. He took the name of Tall)ot, in lieu ofHoward, by Royal licence, under the will of the 17thEarl of Shrewsbury. A soldier whose services in theSouth African War won him the , Lord EdmundTalbot is conspicuous in the group of retired Armymen in the House of Commons whose influence isfelt in the discussion of military affairs. 63. The Right HENRY H. FOWLER. HiGH-MiNDEDNESs bcst expresses Sir Henry Fowlersquality as a Parliamentarian. Though a very busyman—he is an eminent solicitor—he has given a raredevotion and enthusiasm to politics as an engine ofhuman progress. An admirable speaker, deep earnest-ness and seriousness mark all his utterances on publicquestions. As President of the Local Government Board in thelast Gladstone Administration, he carried through Par-liament in 1893 the great Act which established ParishCouncils. It was a huge Bill, containing 70 clauses, towhich over 800 amendments were put down. He hadto find reasons for accepting or rejecting each of these800 amendments, according as they were moved. How did the Minister carry in his head all the argu-ments as to why he was opposed to this amendment andin favour of that ? The method adopted
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