Category: Liberal Unionist Party
Categories: British Political Parties
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington (later the Duke of Devonshire) and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule. The two parties formed the ten-year-long coalition Unionist Government 1895–1905 but kept separate political funds and their own party organisations until a complete merger between the Liberal Unionist and the Conservative parties was agreed to in May 1912.
See:Wikipedia entry for Liberal Unionist Party
Person Profiles (7)
Joseph Chamberlain
08 Jul 1836 Camberwell, Surrey, England - 02 Jul 1914
Percy Clive
13 Mar 1873 Whitfield, Gloucestershire, England - 05 Apr 1918
Robert Gurdon
18 Jun 1829 Cranworth, Norfolk, England - 13 Oct 1902
Henry Strutt
20 May 1840 Westminster, Middlesex, England - 26 Jul 1914
William Tillie
Oct 1822 Stow, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom - 08 Mar 1904
George Trevelyan
20 Jul 1838 Rothley, Leicestershire, England - 17 Aug 1928
Newton Wallop
19 Jan 1856 Whitchurch, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 04 Dec 1917
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