Lothian Sheffield Dickson, the Glossary
Lieutenant-Colonel Lothian Sheffield Dickson (1806 – 1894) was an English soldier and a prominent member of the Reform League who took part in demonstrations that formed the background to the passing of the Reform Act 1867.[1]
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17 relations: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British Army, British Auxiliary Legion, Carlist Wars, Conservative Party (UK), Edmond Beales, Hackney (UK Parliament constituency), Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency), Norwich (UK Parliament constituency), Paris Commune, Radicals (UK), Reform Act 1867, Reform League, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Universal manhood suffrage, 1859 United Kingdom general election, 1868 United Kingdom general election.
- 77th Regiment of Foot officers
- British Auxiliary Legion personnel
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister.
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British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.
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British Auxiliary Legion
The British Auxiliary Legion, also called the British Legion (La Legión Británica) or Westminster Legion, existed from 1835 to 1837.
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Carlist Wars
The Carlist Wars (karlistadak) were a series of civil wars that took place in Spain during the 19th century.
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.
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Edmond Beales
Edmond Beales (1803–1881) was an English radical and judge.
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Hackney (UK Parliament constituency)
Hackney was a two-seat constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created under the Representation of the People Act, 1867 (often termed Second Reform Act) from the former northern parishes of the Tower Hamlets constituency and abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 (often termed a twin Third Reform Act, with its enabling Reform Act 1884).
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Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)
Marylebone was a parliamentary constituency in Middlesex, England from 1832 to 1885.
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Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Norwich was a borough constituency in Norfolk which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.
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Paris Commune
The Paris Commune was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871.
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Radicals (UK)
The Radicals were a loose parliamentary political grouping in Great Britain and Ireland in the early to mid-19th century who drew on earlier ideas of radicalism and helped to transform the Whigs into the Liberal Party.
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Reform Act 1867
The Representation of the People Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 102), known as the Reform Act 1867 or the Second Reform Act, is an act of the British Parliament that enfranchised part of the urban male working class in England and Wales for the first time.
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Reform League
The Reform League was established in 1865 to press for manhood suffrage and the ballot in Great Britain.
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Royal Military College, Sandhurst
The Royal Military College (RMC), founded in 1801 and established in 1802 at Great Marlow and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, but moved in October 1812 to Sandhurst, Berkshire, was a British Army military academy for training infantry and cavalry officers of the British and Indian Armies.
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Universal manhood suffrage
Universal manhood suffrage is a form of voting rights in which all adult male citizens within a political system are allowed to vote, regardless of income, property, religion, race, or any other qualification.
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1859 United Kingdom general election
The 1859 United Kingdom general election returned the Liberal Party to a majority of seats (356 out of 654) in the House of Commons.
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1868 United Kingdom general election
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom.
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See also
77th Regiment of Foot officers
- Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey
- Arthur B. Sleigh
- Audley Lempriere
- George Brown (British Army officer)
- Harcourt Mortimer Bengough
- Henry Lukin
- James Dunlop of Dunlop
- James Grant (British Army officer, born 1720)
- John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore
- Lothian Sheffield Dickson
- Ranald MacKinnon
- Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan
- Richard Luard
- Richard Martin (British Army officer)
- Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet
- Sir Charles Hastings, 1st Baronet
- Thomas Graham Egerton
- Thomas Mante
- William Forbes Gatacre
British Auxiliary Legion personnel
- Alexander Cunningham Robertson
- Alexander Somerville
- Charles Shaw (British Army officer)
- Charles Southwell
- Chartres Brew
- Duncan MacDougall (British Army officer)
- Edward St. John Neale
- Frederick Hardman
- George de Lacy Evans
- Henry Inman (police officer)
- Lothian Sheffield Dickson
- Maurice Charles O'Connell (Australian politician)
- Oliver De Lancey (British Army and Auxiliary Legion officer)
- William Reid (British Army officer)
- William Travers (New Zealand politician)
- William Wakefield