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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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claims of long descent. Mr. Curzon discharged the duties of Under-Secretaryfor India, and subsequently, of Under-Secretary forForeign Affairs, with enthusiasm and industry. To fithimself the more for the gi-eater career to which hisambition aspired, he travelled much in the Far East,penetrating to remote and perilous spots, for the purjDOseof studying the problems clamouring to statesmanshipfor settlement in India, Persia, Korea, China, and Japan.Equipped with knowledge and insight into Easternconditions, he was given an Irish peerage—which, notbeing a representative one, raised no barrier to hissubsequent election to the House of Commons for aBritish constituency—and appointed to the Viceroyaltyof India, a post he resigned in the year 1905. In the discharge of the tremendous duties andresponsibilities of that august oftice for over six yearshe displayed enormous capacity for work, courage incarrying out large reforms, and, withal, a gaietywhich no disappointment could ecUpsu. 8l
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