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Sir John Newport, 1st Bt

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Sir John Newport, 1st Bt

by Robert Cooper, after Stephen Catterson Smith
stipple engraving, published 1826
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D5351

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  • Sir John Newport, 1st Bt (1756-1843), Irish Whig politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sitter associated with 4 portraits.

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  • Robert Cooper (active 1795-died 1828), Historical and portrait engraver. Artist or producer associated with 195 portraits.
  • Stephen Catterson Smith (1806-1872), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.

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Known as the 'Political Ferret' for the determination with which he pushed his interests in the House of Commons, Newport was a staunch Whig and steady suppporter of Catholic emancipation. He regularly raised Irish affairs in Parliament and in 1806 became Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. He later refused to join Lord Liverpool's government because he opposed Catholic relief.

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Current affairs

Riots break out in Lancashire against the use of the power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright. The looms were gradually being introduced across the country, replacing large numbers of manual workers.

Art and science

Thomas Telford's Menai Straits and Conway Suspension Bridges open, the largest of their kind at the time.

International

Carl Weber arrives to live in England after his opera Der Freischutz is the hit of the London season.

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