GORDON, LORD GEORGE

1751–93, English agitator, whose activities resulted in the tragic Gordon riots of 1780 in London. In 1779, Gordon assumed leadership of the Protestant Association, an organization formed to secure repeal of the Catholic Relief Act of 1778 (see Catholic Emancipation). On June 2, 1780, he led a huge crowd to present a petition to Parliament, and the demonstration rapidly turned into an orgy of destruction and plunder that lasted a week. The jails were broken open, and probably more than 800 people were killed and injured. Some 21 rioters were executed, but Gordon was acquitted through the efforts of his lawyer, Thomas Erskine. Dickens vividly described the riots in Barnaby Rudge.

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The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life - Vol. 1
Book by Thomas Moore, George Gordon Byron; John Murray, 1835
Subjects: Byron, George Gordon Byron--Baron--1788-1824
...and death an eternal sleep, at least of the body. You have here a brief compendium of the sentiments of the wicked George Lord Byron; and, till I get a new suit, you will perceive I am badly clothed. I remain," c. Though such was, doubtless...
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Letters from George III to Lord Bute, 1756-1766
Book by Romney Sedgwick, George III, John Stuart Bute; Macmillan, 1939
Subjects: Great Britain--History--George Iii, 1760-1820
...old man ", 49 , 51 , 63 GEORGE III 1738-1760 , As Prince...with Bute, Appendix I GEORGE IV 1762-1830 , application...Ambassador at Petersburg, 123 GORDON, Lord Adam, M.P. c. 1726...253 ; interview with George III, 267 ; Master-General...
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Lord George Germain
Book by Alan Valentine; Clarendon Press, 1962
Subjects: Sackville, George Germain--Viscount--1716-1785, Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography
...the righthand man of Lord Sandwich, the mobs of London rioted again. Lord George Germain, an outstanding...demagoguery of young Lord George Gordon, who inspired the religious...into fortresses. Lord George, . . . having assembled...
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Chinese Gordon
Book by H. E. Wortham; Little, Brown & Company, 1933
Subjects: Gordon, Charles George--1833-1885
...124 . See also under Gordon, Charles George. Ching, General, besieges Quinsan, 77...Constantinople, 11 , 162 . Crimean War, 31 ; Gordon and -- see under Gordon, Charles George. Cromer, Lord -- see Baring, Sir Evelyn. DANUBE COMMISSION...
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Lord Byron, Christian Virtues
Book by G. Wilson Knight; Oxford University Press, 1953
Subjects: Byron, George Gordon Byron--Baron--1788-1824--Religion, Christian poetry, English--History and criticism, Virtues in literature
...Gandhi, Mahatma: 183 George III: 25 , 152 George IV: see Index A, Prince Regent Gifford, William...62 -3 Goethe: 26 , 52 ; Faust: 240 , 271 Gordon, Charles O.: 68 Gordon, Lord George: 142 Greek Chronicle, The also Telegraph...
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Byron, Lord, George Gordon: Byron in Love: A Short Daring Life
Journal article by Jonathan Keates, Kathryn Harrison, Harold Bloom; Biography, Vol. 32, 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Byron in Love: A Short Daring Life (Biography)--Book reviews
Byron, Lord, George Gordon: Byron in Love: A Short Daring Life...Living the expected debauchery of a young lord in alternation between Cambridge and...Edna OBrien. Her daring is to treat Lord Byron as an Edna OBrien protagonist...
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What Makes Lord Byron Go? Strong Determinations-Public/private-Of Imperial Errancy
Journal article by Joshua David Gonsalves; Studies in Romanticism, Vol. 41, 2002
Subjects: Byron, George Gordon, Lord--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Creative writing--Psychological aspects, Literature and society--Evaluation, Poets--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Written communication--Social aspects
...scriptor (George Gordon Byron...27) Lord Byron, destined...the House of Lords before embarking...Love. (34) George Gordon wants to be the Wicked Lord, to incarnate...the wicked George Ld. B...the Wicked Lords grandson...
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Lord Byron, His Mother, and Greece1
Journal article by Peter Hartocollis; Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 6, 1998
Subjects: Birth defects, Byron, George Gordon (Lord) (1788-1824), Emotional disorders, Greece, Literary criticism, Personal profiles, Poetry, Poets
...encounter with a young debonair man, Lord Grey de Ruthyn, a tenant of the family...is further identified by a statement of Lord Holland-Byrons friend and political...the poets brief tenure in the House of Lords-that Byron tried to sodomize his wife...born with a conspicuous body defect, Lord Byron was an exceptionally intelligent...
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My Roommate Lord Byron
Journal article by Thomas M. Disch; The Hudson Review, Vol. 54, 2002
Subjects: Byron, George Gordon (Lord) (1788-1824), Literary criticism, Personal profiles, Poets
My Roommate Lord Byron by Thomas M. Disch...Third It would have pleased Lord Byron to know that, having...Prosecutions chief charge against Lord Byron back when; that is...superstar and aristocrat that was George Gordon, aka Lord Byron. Of course...
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All the Rage: Wordsworth's Attack on Byron in Lines Addressed to a Noble Lord
Journal article by Ken Parille; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 37, 2001
Subjects: Byron, George Gordon, Lord--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Poetry--Themes, motives, Poets--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Wordsworth, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Overlooking Lines Addressed to a Noble Lord and a vast amount of additional evidence...Khan mentions Lines Addressed to a Noble Lord as an expression of such conflict; he...humble servant: except one couplet about lords and squires and the passage about attending...do with this . . . as I should be sorry Lord B. should think I honoured him so far...
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Birth of Lord George Gordon December 26th, 1751
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 51, December 2001
Subjects: Gordon, George--Political activity, Scotland--History, Upper classes--Scotland
Birth of Lord George Gordon December 26th, 1751 by Richard Cavendish...of Huntly and subsequently Dukes of Gordon, had a long and colourful history in...thought all of them were mad. Lord George Gordon, the youngest child of the 3rd...
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Lord Curzon's First-Aid Kit: Before He Became Viceroy of India, George Nathaniel Curzon Took This Well-Stocked Medical Chest with Him on a Journey through Afghanistan in 1894
Magazine article; Geographical, Vol. 79, April 2007
Subjects: Curzon, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquis of--Travel, Geographical societies--Collections and collecting, Royal Geographical Society--Collections and collecting, Statesmen--Travel
Lord Curzons First-Aid...Became Viceroy of India, George Nathaniel Curzon Took...1894. Born in 1859, George Nathaniel Curzon, marquis...private secretary to Lord Salisbury during his...President Professor Sir Gordon Conway Vice Presidents...
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We Should Soak the Landowners: Lloyd George Favoured It; So Did Churchill and Adam Smith. Denmark Has One, as Does Sydney, Australia. So Why Won't Gordon Brown Have a Land Tax?
Magazine article by Antonia Swinson; New Statesman, Vol. 131, May 27, 2002
Subjects: Labour Party (United Kingdom)--Tax policy, Land value taxation--Evaluation, United Kingdom--Tax policy
...purple ink. Not that Lloyd George was the first fan of LVT...imposed upon them." In 1848, Lord Aberdeen judged LVT as the...the American economist Henry George attracted a worldwide following...Tolstoy. By the time Lloyd George introduced his "peoples Budget...for the landowning House of Lords, this was the thin end of...
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"Gordon Is like Me-He's an Axeman": As He Prepared to Fly out to the Copenhagen Summit, John Prescott Reflected on His Regrets about the Iraq War, His Role as the Brown-Blair Mediator, and Why George W Bush Is "Crap"
Magazine article by James Macintyre, Sophie Elmhirst; New Statesman, Vol. 138, December 14, 2009
Subjects: Cabinet officers--Interviews, Cabinet officials--Interviews, Prescott, John--Interviews
"Gordon Is like Me-Hes an...Mediator, and Why George W Bush Is "Crap...Prescott says. "With Gordon, the politics is much...attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, was bullied...Blair quipped: "Gordon has always looked down...
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Orwell and Burke: Strange Bedfellows? Gordon Marsden Sees an Identity of Outlook between Two Writers Generally Seen as Occupying Opposite Ends of the Political Spectrum in Britain
Magazine article by Gordon Marsden; History Today, Vol. 53, July 2003
Subjects: Burke, Edmund--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Burke, Edmund--Works, Orwell, George--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Orwell, George--Works, Political science literature, Politics in literature
...strange bedfellows? Gordon Marsden sees an identity...spectrum in Britain. by Gordon Marsden IN THE WELTER...mark the centenary of George Orwells birth this summer...his Letter to a Noble Lord (1796), as pungently...cherished and celebrated. Gordon Marsden is Member of...
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Bringing Back Peter Is the Last Nail in Gordon's Coffin; No Laughing Matter: Peter Mandelson and Gordon Brown Share a Joke at a Meeting with Business Leaders in Kent. but Will Voters See Much to Smile at in Lord Mandelson's Return to the Cabinet?
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 10, 2008
Subjects: Brown, Gordon (British prime minister)--Tax policy
...Peter Mandelson and Gordon Brown Share a Joke at...See Much to Smile at in Lord Mandelsons Return to the Cabinet? Byline: GEORGE OSBORNE LATER this week...economic storms, as Gordon Brown has repeatedly...are living proof that Gordon Browns claim to have...
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It's Dithering Heights as Brown Gets Scrafe Wrapped Round His Shoulders; Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling Are Struggling to Stay Ahead of the Curve, Says the Press Association's George Jones FINANCIAL CRISIS
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 8, 2008
Subjects: Brown, Gordon (British prime minister), Prime ministers
...Round His Shoulders; Gordon Brown and Alistair...Press Associations George Jones FINANCIAL CRISIS. Byline: George Jones Dithering Heights...the caricature of Gordon Brown that greeted...Bank of England and Lord Turner of Ecchinswell...
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AGENDA: A Dark Thorn in Brown's Side - but Certainly Not a Novice; in a Surprise Move, Prime Minister Gordon Brown Went Back to the Future Yesterday by Bringing Peter Mandelson Back into the Cabinet, as George Jones Explains
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 4, 2008
Subjects: Brown, Gordon (British prime minister), Mandelson, Peter
...Prime Minister Gordon Brown Went Back to...the Cabinet, as George Jones Explains...time for novices. Gordon Brown has been as...be in the House of Lords. As he once famously...is unlikely to be Lord Mandelson of Spin...election slogans. George Jones is political...after talks with Gordon Brown over his shock...
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Lord George; OBITUARY
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 22, 2009
Subjects: George, Eddie--Death of, United Kingdom. Bank of England
Lord George; OBITUARY. BANK of England...and the Treasury. Eddie George may not have become a true...spirit when he appointed George to the top job in 1993...taken a lot longer to warm to Gordon Brown as Chancellor, but...
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Bail-Out 'Could Last NINE Years'; Different Outlook? Lord Myners with Gordon Brown
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 21, 2009
Subjects: Financial markets
...Different Outlook? Lord Myners with Gordon Brown. Byline: Benedict...it emerged yesterday. Gordon Browns assurance that...of his key advisers. Lord Myners predicted that...the Quantum Fund with George Soros, made a fortune...
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encyclopedia articles on: Gordon Lord George  - 11 results

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Gordon, Lord George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GORDON, LORD GEORGE 1751 93, English agitator, whose activities resulted in the tragic Gordon riots of 1780 in London. In 1779, Gordon assumed leadership of the Protestant Association, an...
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Huntly, George Gordon, 4th Earl Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HUNTLY, GEORGE GORDON, 4TH EARL OF 1514 62, Scottish nobleman. He was made lord high chancellor in 1546...of Corrichie. His son, George Gordon, 5th earl of Huntly, d...as hopeless. His son, George Gordon, 6th earl and 1st...
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Gordon Riots
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GORDON RIOTS see Gordon, Lord George . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Catholic Emancipation
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...savage reaction to these concessions produced the Gordon Riots (see Gordon, Lord George ) of 1780, and the whole history of Catholic...general repeal of the Penal Laws was thwarted by George III. Pope Pius VII consented to a royal veto...
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English Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Such dramatists as Sir George Etherege , William Wycherley...brilliant were the plays of George Farquhar , Thomas Shadwell...Mary Wortley Montagu and Lord Chesterfield . The novels...Percy Bysshe Shelley , and George Gordon, Lord Byron . In Keatss...
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