See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

BARON LEONARD See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

HENRY See also:

• BARON LEONARD HENRY COURTNEY COURTNEY

COURTNEY COURTNEY  (1832- ), See also:

• ENGLISH

English politician and See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man of letters, eldest son of J . S . See also:

• COURTNEY, LEONARD HENRY COURTNEY, BARON

Courtney, a banker, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• PENZANCE

Penzance on the 6th of See also:

• JULY

July 1832 . At See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge, Leonard Courtney was second wrangler and first See also:

• SMITH
• SMITH, ADAM (1723–1790)
• SMITH, ALEXANDER (183o-1867)
• SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON (1815-1897)
• SMITH, CHARLES EMORY (1842–1908)
• SMITH, CHARLES FERGUSON (1807–1862)
• SMITH, CHARLOTTE (1749-1806)
• SMITH, COLVIN (1795—1875)
• SMITH, EDMUND KIRBY (1824-1893)
• SMITH, G
• SMITH, GEORGE (1789-1846)
• SMITH, GEORGE (184o-1876)
• SMITH, GEORGE ADAM (1856- )
• SMITH, GERRIT (1797–1874)
• SMITH, GOLDWIN (1823-191o)
• SMITH, HENRY BOYNTON (1815-1877)
• SMITH, HENRY JOHN STEPHEN (1826-1883)
• SMITH, HENRY PRESERVED (1847– )
• SMITH, JAMES (1775–1839)
• SMITH, JOHN (1579-1631)
• SMITH, JOHN RAPHAEL (1752–1812)
• SMITH, JOSEPH, JR
• SMITH, MORGAN LEWIS (1822–1874)
• SMITH, RICHARD BAIRD (1818-1861)
• SMITH, ROBERT (1689-1768)
• SMITH, SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN
• SMITH, SIR THOMAS (1513-1577)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM (1813-1893)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY (1764-1840)
• SMITH, SYDNEY (1771-1845)
• SMITH, THOMAS SOUTHWOOD (1788-1861)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (1769-1839)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (c. 1730-1819)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (fl. 1596)
• SMITH, WILLIAM FARRAR (1824—1903)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1808—1872)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1825—1891)
• SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERTSON (1846-'894)

Smith's prizeman, and was elected a See also:

• FELLOW

fellow of his See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college, St See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John's . He was called to the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar at See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln's See also:

• INN

Inn in 1858, was See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor of See also:

• POLITICAL

political See also:

• ECONOMY

economy at University College from 1872 to 1875, and in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1876, after a previous unsuccessful See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt, was elected to See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament for See also:

• LISKEARD

Liskeard in the Liberal See also:

• INTEREST

interest . He continued to represent the See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough, and the See also:

• DISTRICT

district into which it was merged by the Reform See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act of 1885, until 'goo, when his attitude towards the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• AFRICAN

African See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War—he was one of the foremost of the so-called " See also:

• PRO

Pro-See also:

• BOER

Boer " party—compelled his retirement . Until 1885 he was a devoted adheren,. of Mr See also:

• GLADSTONE
• GLADSTONE, JOHN HALL (1827-1902)
• GLADSTONE, WILLIAM EWART (1809–1898)

Gladstone, particularly in See also:

• FINANCE

finance and See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign affairs . In 188o he was under-secretary of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state for the See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department, in 1881 for the colonies, and in 1882 secretary to the See also:

• TREASURY

treasury; but he was always a stubborn fighter for principle, and upon finding that the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government's Reform See also:

• BILL

Bill in 1884 contained no recognition of the See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme for proportional See also:

• REPRESENTATION

representation, to which he was deeply committed, he resigned See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office . He refused to support Mr Gladstone's Home See also:

• RULE

Rule Bill in 1885, and was one of those who chiefly contributed to its rejection, and whose reputation for unbending integrity and intellectual See also:

• EMINENCE (Lat. eminentia)

eminence gave solidity to the Liberal Unionist party . In 1886 he was elected chairman of committees in the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons, and his efficiency in this office seemed to See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

mark him out for the speakership in 1895 . A Liberal Unionist, however, could only be elected by Conservative votes, and he had made himself objectionable to a large See also:

• SECTION
• SECTION (Lat. sectio, cutting, secare, to cut)

section of the party by his See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent attitude on various questions, on which his Liberalism outweighed his party See also:

• LOYALTY

loyalty . He would in any See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case have been incapacitated by an See also:

• AFFECTION (Lat. ad, and facere, to do something to, sc. a person)

affection of the eyesight, which for a while threatened to withdraw him from public See also:

• LIFE

life altogether .

After 1895 Mr Courtney's divergences from the Unionist party on questions other than Irish politics became gradually more marked . He became known in the House of Commons principally for his candid See also:

• CRITICISM
• CRITICISM (from the Gr. KpiTrlS, a judge, Kpivew, to decide, to give an authoritative opinion)

criticism of the See also:

• MEASURES

measures introduced by his nominal leaders, and he was rather to be ranked among the Opposition than as a Ministerialist; and when the crisis with the See also:

• TRANSVAAL

Transvaal came in 1899, Mr Courtney's views, which remained substantially what they were when he supported the See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement after See also:

• MAJUBA (properly AMAJUBA, Zulu for "the hill of doves")

Majuba in 1881, had plainly become incompatible with his position even as a nominal follower of See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• SALISBURY
• SALISBURY, EARLS OF
• SALISBURY, ROBERT ARTHUR TALBOT GASCOYNECECIL, 3RD MARQUESS OF (1830-1903)
• SALISBURY, ROBERT CECIL, 1ST EARL OF (c. 1565-1612)
• SALISBURY, THOMAS DE MONTACUTE, 4TH EARL OF (1388-1428)
• SALISBURY, WILLIAM LONGSWORD (or LONGESPEE), EARL OF (d. 1226)

Salisbury and Mr See also:

• CHAMBERLAIN (0. Fr. chamberlain, chamberlenc, Mod. Fr. chambellan, from O. H. Ger. Chamarling, Chamarlinc, whence also the Med. Lat. cambellanus, camerlingus, camerlengus; Ital. camerlingo; Span. camerlengo, compounded of 0. H. Ger. Chamara, Kamara [Lat.
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH (1836— )
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE (1828– )
• CHAMBERLAIN, SIR NEVILLE BOWLES (1820-1902)

Chamberlain . He gradually reverted to formal membership of the Liberal party, and in See also:

• JANUARY

January 1906 unsuccessfully contested a See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh as a supporter of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry See also:

• CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER (1788–1866)
• CAMPBELL, BEATRICE STELLA (Mrs PATRICK CAMPBELL) (1865– )
• CAMPBELL, GEORGE (1719–1796)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN
• CAMPBELL, JOHN (1708-1775)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMPBELL, BARON (1779-1861)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN FRANCIS
• CAMPBELL, LEWIS (1830-1908)
• CAMPBELL, REGINALD JOHN (1867— )
• CAMPBELL, THOMAS (1777—1844)

Campbell-Bannerman at the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• ELECTION
• ELECTION (from Lat. eligere, to pick out)

election . Among the birthday honours of 1906 he was elevated to the See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage as See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron Courtney of Penwith (See also:

• CORNWALL

Cornwall) . Lord Courtney, who in 1883 married See also:

• MISS

Miss See also:

• CATHERINE
• CATHERINE, SAINT

Catherine See also:

• POTTER, ALONZO (1800-1865)
• POTTER, HENRY CODMAN (1835–1908)
• POTTER, J
• POTTER, JOHN (c. 1674-1747)
• POTTER, PAUL (1625—1654)
• POTTER, PHILIP CIPRIANI HAMBLEY (1792—1871)

Potter (an See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder See also:

• SISTER

sister of Mrs See also:

• SIDNEY
• SIDNEY (or SYDNEY), ALGERNON (1622-1683)
• SIDNEY, SIR HENRY (1529-1586)
• SIDNEY, SIR PHILIP (1554-1586)

Sidney See also:

• WEBB, MATTHEW (1848-1883)
• WEBB, SIDNEY (1859– )

Webb), was a prominent supporter of the See also:

• WOMEN

women's See also:

• MOVEMENT

movement . In earlier years he was a See also:

• REGULAR

regular contributor to The Times, and he wrote numerous essays in the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal reviews on political and economic subjects . In 1901 he published a See also:

• BOOK

book on The Working Constitution of the See also:

• UNITED

United See also:

• KINGDOM

Kingdom . Two of his See also:

• BROTHERS, RICHARD (1757-1824)

brothers, John See also:

• MORTIMER (Family)

Mortimer Courtney (b . 1838), and See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Prideaux Courtney (b . 1845), also attained public distinction, the former in the government service in See also:

• CANADA

Canada (from 1869, retiring in 1906), rising to be See also:

• DEPUTY (through the Fr. from a Late Lat. use of deputare, to cut off, allot; putare having the original sense of to trim, prune)

deputy-See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister of finance, and the latter in the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• CIVIL

civil service (1865–1892), and as a prominent man of letters and bibliographer .