Politics
In 1867, he was elected M.P. for Darlington as a Liberal.He was re-elected in 1874. He retired from Parliament in 1880. He was succeeded by Theodore Fry.
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“It is not so much that women have a different point of view in politics as that they give a different emphasis. And this is vastly important, for politics is so largely a matter of emphasis.”
—Crystal Eastman (1881–1928)
“The politics of the exile are fever,
revenge, daydream,
theater of the aging convalescent.
You wait in the wings and rehearse.
You wait and wait.”
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