Lord Acton's Irish Elections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8955851 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Barr (Ave Maria University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-114 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x07006590 |
| OpenAlex | W2112124193 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
From the age of twenty-three until his death at the age of sixty-eight, Lord Acton was or sought to be a member of the United Kingdom parliament. Although Acton remains a subject of scholarly interest, his political career has received relatively little attention. This article examines Acton's search for an Irish parliamentary seat, a search which was twice unsuccessful in 1857, but which resulted in May 1859 in Acton's return as the member for Carlow borough. Although Acton was pushed towards parliament by his family – and particularly his stepfather, Lord Granville – a close examination of Acton's campaigns reveals more dedication to a political career than has previously been accepted
Archaeology · Borough · Genealogy · Irish · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |