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He was born in London and succeeded to the baronetcy in 1823. At Cambridge he fought a duel with his tutor, and for some time studied abroad. On the passing of the Reform Act of 1832 he was returned to parliament for the eastern division of Cornwall, to support the ministry of Lord Grey. Through Charles BullerCharles Buller ( August 6, 1806 November 28, 1848), English politician, son of Charles Buller (d. 1848), a member of a well-known Cornish family (see below), was born in Calcutta; his mother, a daughter of General William Kirkpatrick, was an exceptionally he made the acquaintance of George GroteGeorge Grote ( November 17, 1794 June 18, 1871) was an English classical historian. He was born at Clay Hill near Beckenham in Kent. His grandfather, Andreas, originally a Bremen merchant, was one of the founders ( January 1, 1766) of the banking-house of and James MillJames Mill ( April 6, 1773 June 23, 1836), historian and philosopher, was born at Northwater Bridge, in the parish of Logie-Pert, Forfarshire, the son of James Mill, a shoemaker. His mother, Isabel Fenton, of a good family which had suffered from connecti, and in AprilApril is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. Derived from the Latin aprilis either from the Latin word aperire which means "to open", probably referring to growing plants in spring, or from the Etruscan name Apru for Aphr 1835Events January 1 Ole Pedersen Hoiland breaks into the Bank of Norway and steals 64. 000 dalers January 7 HMS Beagle anchors off the Chonos Archipelago. January 30 Unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Andrew Jackson in the United States Cap he founded, in conjunction with Roebuck, the London Review , as an organ of the Philosophic Radicals . After the publication of two volumes he purchased the Westminster Review , and for some time the united magazines were edited by him and J. S. MillJohn Stuart Mill ( May 20, 1806 May 8, 1873) an English philosopher and economist, was the most influential liberal thinker of the 19th century. He was an advocate of utilitarianism, the ethical theory first proposed by his godfather Jeremy Bentham. John.

From 1837Events January 10 DePauw University founded in Greencastle, Indiana January 26 Michigan is admitted as the 26th U. State February 8 Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate February 11 Americ to 1841 Sir William Molesworth sat for Leeds, and acquired considerable influence in the House of Commons by his speeches and by his tact in presiding over the select committee on transportation. But his Radicalism made little impression either on the house or on his constituency. From 1841 to 1845 he had no seat in parliament. In 1845 he was returned for Southwark, and retained that seat until his death. On his return to parliament he devoted special attention to the condition of the colonies, and was the ardent champion of their self-government. In January 1853 Lord Aberdeen included him in the cabinet as First Commissioner of Works, the chief work by which his name was brought into prominence at this time being the construction of the new Westminster Bridge; he also was the first to open Kew Gardens on Sundays. In July 1855 he was made colonial secretary, but he died on the 22nd of October.

|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
The Lord John Manners |width="40%" align="center"|First Commissioner of Works
1853–1855 |width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:
Sir Benjamin Hall

|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
The Lord John Russell |width="40%" align="center"|Secretary of State for the Colonies
1855 |width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:
Henry Labouchere

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica