DEVONSHIRE (Spencer Compton Cavendish, 1833-1908, from 1858 Lord Hartington, from 1891 8th Duke of)

Autograph Letter Signed to 'Sir', sending "my autograph as requested", 1 side 8vo. black-edged, Devonshire House, Piccadilly, 26th March

As Secretary for War, 1882-1885, Lord Hartington was partly responsible for sending Gordon to the Sudan and for the failure to rescue him from Khartoum. In 1886 he split from Gladstone over Home Rule for Ireland and with the radical Joseph Chamberlain founded the Liberal Unionists.

Item Date:  1892

Stock No:  14886      £25

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