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LevelFile
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)JC6/2/1/1-27
TitleCorrespondence relating to the resignation of Joseph Rowlands as MP
Extent28 items
Date1889
DescriptionCorrespondence and copy correspondence between Joseph Chamberlain [President, Birmingham Liberal Unionist Association], fellow Birmingham Liberal Unionist MPs and persons associated with Birmingham politics relating to the resignation of Joseph Rowlands as MP for Central Birmingham and the campaign for, and election of, a successor; with telegram copies and memoranda
Including /1 Memorandum by Joseph Chamberlain relating to the Conservative Party, Birmingham politics, and possibility of Lord Randolph Churchill standing for election, nd [1889]; /2-4 Correspondence and telegram copy from Joseph Powell Williams [MP; Vice-Pres. Birmingham Liberal Unionist Association] relating to candidature for Central Birmingham seat, 1889; /17 Letter from Austen Chamberlain [son of Joseph Chamberlain] relating to Liberal Unionist canvassing, 1889; /20 Letter from Austen Chamberlain relating to results of canvassing, and candidacy of John Albert Bright [son of John Bright MP], 1889; /23-24 Correspondence and copy correspondence with ?A. J. Palmer [editor, 'The Birmingham Daily Gazette'] relating to discussion concerning Birmingham constituency and Palmer's desire to publish details of discussion, with memorandum, 1889; /26-27 Correspondence from John Albert Bright relating to attitudes towards his successful election as representative for Central Birmingham, and effects on Liberal Unionist alliance, 1889
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