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Title: Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, M.P
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Stone, John Benjamin, Sir, 1838-1914 MacDonagh, Michael, 1862-1946
Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament Statesmen
Publisher: London : Cassell
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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he House ofCommons—he was returned for North Noi-thamptonshirein 1880—and had not long crossed the threshold of man-hood. He was one of the youngest and best-lookingmen in the assembly, and certainly the best dressed.Rising to take part in the discussion, he declared, witha glint of fun in his eye, that he was not an agriculturallabourer. The House looked at the yoimg heir to thehistoric Spencer earldom, arrayed in all the splendom-of the smartest of evening clothes, and roared withlaughter at the humour of the situation. There werecheers, too, later on, for Mr. Spencer made an earnestand appealing speech on behalf of the peasant delversof the soil. Mr. Spencer at once got a place in the affectionsand esteem of the House. Ever after he was paidthe compliment of being familiarly referred to asBobby; and what the Commons lost the UpperChamber gained when he became Lord Chamberlainand received a peerage on the formation of Sir HenryCampbell-Bannermans Administration in December,1905.
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