. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. irto theirfavorite leader. It is customaryin England, on occasions of ex-citement and enthusiasm, for theelectors to chair their represent-atives ; that is, to put them in achair and bear them aloft in pro-cession. Mr. Gladstone at thistime was in his seventy-secondyear, and it was doubtful whetherthe usual chairing would b
. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. irto theirfavorite leader. It is customaryin England, on occasions of ex-citement and enthusiasm, for theelectors to chair their represent-atives ; that is, to put them in achair and bear them aloft in pro-cession. Mr. Gladstone at thistime was in his seventy-secondyear, and it was doubtful whetherthe usual chairing would beappropriate for one of his yearsand dignity. To change the pro-gram a fish dinner was given atthe Hotel Trafalgar, in Green-wich, on August 17, and a magnifi-cent chair was presented to theprime minister as his seat at thefeast. The wood was of heart ofoak and the chair was upholsteredwith light-brown morocco andbands of blue. The carving was emblematical and was beautilully Inscription was set in a wreath of carved roses, thistles, shamrocks, andleeks, these being the symbols of England, Scotland, Ireland, and inscription on the back of the chair was as follows: Presented to theRight Honorable William Ewart Gladstone, , First Lord of the. THE CREEXWICH MEMORIAL CHAIR. 566 LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE. Treasury; together with an address by the Liberals of the Borough ofGreenwich and the Liberal clubs of the neighborhood, in testimony of theirhigh appreciation of the priceless services rendered by him to the country,and in remembrance of the proud distinction he conferred upon the boroughas its representative in Parliament from 1868 to 1880. August, 1881. Mr. Gladstone in these troublous years spoke frequently to the ques-tions of the day. His position was that violence and lawbreaking in Irelandshould first be suppressed at all hazards, and afterward suitable legislationundertaken to relieve the distresses of that country. Mr. Forster,. Chi
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