Political
CHAMBERLAIN
(Joseph, 1836-1914, M.P. for Birmingham, from 1891 Leader of the Liberal Unionists, Secretary for the Colonies 1895-1903)
Autograph envelope signed
addressed to J. Little Esq in Blackheath, 5½ x 4, postmarked Bedford Street, Official Paid, 2nd December
Item Date: 1896
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Background
Chamberlain had taken formal charge of the Colonial Office on 1 July 1895, shortly before his fifty-ninth birthday, with victory assured in the 1895 general election. With the empire at its zenith, Chamberlain governed over 10 million square miles of territory and 450 million people.
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