See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

JAMES See also:

• SIR JAMES STANSFELD (182o-1898)

STANSFELD (182o-1898)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English politician, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Moorlands, See also:

• HALIFAX
• HALIFAX, CHARLES MONTAGUE, EARL OF (1661–1715)
• HALIFAX, GEORGE MONTAGU DUNK, 2ND EARL OF (1716-1771)
• HALIFAX, GEORGE SAVILE, 1ST MARQUESS OF (1633-1695)

Halifax, on the 5th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 182o, the son of See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James See also:

• STANSFELD, SIR JAMES (182o-1898)

Stansfeld, a See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county-See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court See also:

• JUDGE (Lat. judex, Fr. juge)

judge . Educated at University See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• LONDON

London, 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 in 1849 . In 1847 he was introduced through his See also:

• FATHER

father-in-See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law, W . H . Ashurst, to Mazzini, with whom he formed a See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close friendship . In 1859 he was returned to See also:

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

parliament as See also:

• RADICAL (Lat. radix, a root)

Radical member for Halifax, which See also:

• TOWN

town he continued to represent for over See also:

• THIRTY

thirty-six years . He voted consistently on the Radical See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side, but his See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief energies were devoted to promoting the cause of See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian unity . He was selected by See also:

• GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE (1807-1882)

Garibaldi as his adviser when the Italian patriot visited See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 1862 . In 1863 he moved 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 a See also:

• RESOLUTION

resolution of sympathy with the Poles, and two months later was made a junior 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 of the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

admiralty . In 1864, as the result of charges made against him by the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French authorities, in connexion with See also:

• GRECO, EL

Greco's cdnspiracy against See also:

• NAPOLEON

Napoleon III., Disraeli, in the House of Commons, accused him of being " in See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

correspondence with the assassins of See also:

• EUROPE

Europe." Stansfeld was vigorously defended by See also:

• BRIGHT, JOHN (1811-188g)
• BRIGHT, SIR CHARLES TILSTON

Bright and See also:

• FORSTER, FRANCOIS (179o-,872)
• FORSTER, FRIEDRICH CHRISTOPH (1791-1868)
• FORSTER, JOHANN GEORG ADAM (1754-1794)
• FORSTER, JOHN (1812-1876)
• FORSTER, JOHN COOPER (1823-1886)
• FORSTER, WILLIAM EDWARD (1818-1886)

Forster, and his explanation was accepted as quite satisfactory by See also:

• PALMERSTON
• PALMERSTON, HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, 3RD VISCOUNT (1784-1865)

Palmerston . Nevertheless he only escaped a See also:

• VOTE

vote of censure by ten votes, and accordingly 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 . In 1865 he was re-elected for Halifax, and in 1866 became under-secretary of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state for See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India .

In the first See also:

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

Gladstone See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration he held a variety of public offices, finally becoming, in 1871, the first See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president of the See also:

• LOCAL

local 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 See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board . The See also:

• REMAINDER, REVERSION

remainder of his See also:

• LIFE

life was mainly spent in endeavouring to secure the See also:

• REPEAL (O.F. rapel, modern rappel, from rapeler, rappeler, revoke, re and appeler, appeal)

repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts, and in 1886 this See also:

• OBJECT

object was attained . In the same See also:

• YEAR

year Stansfeld again became president of the local government board . He died on the 17th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1898 .