Glasgow University Liberal Committee

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Glasgow University Liberal Committee

by Unknown photographer
albumen print on card, November 1871
7 1/4 in. x 9 1/4 in. (183 mm x 234 mm) image size
Given by Barbara Strachey (Hultin, later Halpern), 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax160639

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  • W. Beckett, Treasurer, Glasgow University Liberal Committee (1871). Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • Jervis Coats, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • William Cook, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • Benjamin Francis Conn ('Frank') Costelloe (1855-1899), Barrister and political reformer; first husband of Mary Berenson (née Smith). Sitter in 16 portraits. Identify
  • J.G. Dickson, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • G.P.Gould, President, Glasgow University Liberal Committee (1871). Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • J.C. Hedderwick, Secretary, Glasgow University Liberal Committee (1871). Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • D. Johnston, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • W. McKenzie, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • D. McLean, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • Peter McLean, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • Jervis Shanks, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • John Paterson Struthers (1851-1915), Scottish preacher, pastor and children's author. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • J. Watson, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • Peter Wilson, Vice-President, Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
  • J.S. Wright, Member of Glasgow University Liberal Committee. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify

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Events of 1871back to top

Current affairs

Gladstone's first ministry continues with its programme of reform, with an overhaul of the civil service which is opened to public examination. The University Test Acts allow non-members of the Church of England to hold posts at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The Trade Union Act granted full legal status to trade union organisations, although the Criminal Law Amendment Act banned picketing.
The first FA Cup competition is held.

Art and science

The Penny Farthing, the first efficient bicycle, is invented by British engineer, James Starley.
The artist James Whistler paints a portrait of his mother, calling the nearly monochromatic portrait Arrangement in Grey and Black. Although now one of Whistler's most recognisable paintings, it was nearly rejected by the Royal Academy at first.

International

France's shock defeat against Prussia radically alters Europe's status quo, leading to the deposition of Napoleon III and the creation of France's Third Republic, as well as Germany's unification and rise in military power and imperialist ambitions, as the Prussian King William I is pronounced Emperor of Germany. Further, Germany's annexing of the French regions Alsace and Lorraine provoked bitter land disputes which contributed to the outbreak of the First World War.

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