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THE PRIME MINISTER ASKS GORST IF HE CAN PUT HIS NAME FORWARD FOR THE POST OF SOLICITOR GENERAL
SALISBURY
(Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 1830-1903, 3rd Marquess, Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear GORST'
(Sir John Eldon, 1835-1916, Lawyer and Politician) asking if he would allow me to submit your name as Solicitor General? I make the suggestion not only as my own wish in the interests of the party & for purposes of debate - but also in the interest of the Government in matters of legal advice - acting, as I am bound to do, after due counsel with those whose opinion is of great weight in such matters..., 3 sides 8vo., 20 Arlington Street, 26th June
Item Date: 1885
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When the Conservatives came to power in 1885 Gorst was made Solicitor-General and knighted.
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