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National Temperance League (Great Britain)
The National Temperance League was a British organisation established in June 1856, through an amalgamation of two others: the National Temperance Society and the London Temperance League. Its Presidents included Samuel Bowly, Edward Long Fox, and Wentworth Leigh. Object The League sought to promote temperance by the practice and advocacy of total abstinence from intoxicating beverages. The object of this Society was to persuade the community that abstinence from strong drink as a common beverage was the most efficient means of reclaiming alcoholics, and of preserving the sober from habits of intemperance. The success of these efforts was considered to be highly encouraging. The League's headquarters were located at 337, Strand, London. Membership The League consisted of persons of all genders, who subscribed their names to a pledge or declaration of abstinence from all intoxicating beverages, and who contributed to the funds of the League not less than 2s. 6d. per annum. Contrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Bowly
Samuel Bowly (1802–1884) was an English slavery abolitionist and temperance advocate. Biography Bowly, son of Sarah (born Crotch) and Samuel Bowly, miller at Bibury, Gloucestershire, was born in Cirencester on 23 March 1802. He had a sound business training under his father. In 1829 he moved from Bibury to Gloucester, and commenced business dealing in cheeses. He was on the board of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway.Samuel Bowly old.quaker.org.uk, Retrieved 3 September 2015 He became chairman of local banking, gas, railway, and other companies, and for the last twenty years of his life he was a leader in commercial circles and affairs. In the agitation against the he took a prominent part, and supported Cob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Long Fox (physician)
Edward Long Fox (1832 – 28 March 1902) was an English physician. Fox was the eldest son of Dr. Francis Ker Fox and the grandson of Edward Long Fox (1761–1835) another prominent physician.Redwood, U.M. (1989) ''A family of Quaker doctors'' photocopied electric typewriter text. Copy at the Cornish Studies Centre, Reduth. He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, where he started a long-term friendship with Henry Acland. In 1854 he moved to London, where he studied and worked at the College of Chemistry and St. George's Hospital, graduating as M.B. in 1857 and M.D. in 1861. He then returned to Bristol, where for 20 years he was a physician to the Royal Infirmary. In parallel, he taught medicine and pathological anatomy at the Bristol medical school and Clifton College. He was also examiner in medicine at the Oxford University and wrote several articles for the Quain's ''Dictionary of Medicine''. In 1894, he was elected as president of the National Temperance League. Fox die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wentworth Leigh
James Wentworth Leigh (22 January 1838 – 5 January 1923) was an Anglican priest in the last decade of the 19th century and the first two of the 20th. He was a very active Freemason, an enthusiastic temperance campaigner, and an ardent social reformer. Early life Born at Paris and brought up at Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire in a noble family (his father was Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh from 1839), he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. At the age of sixteen he attempted to enlist in the British Army to serve in the Crimean War and after leaving university went on a tour with three friends of Egypt, Palestine and Constantinople before studying for ministry in the Church of England at Wells Theological College. Career He was ordained in 1862 and became Curate of St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove. Two years later he was appointed Vicar of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. Later he held incumbencies at All Saints Leamington and St Mary's, Bryanston Square. In 1894' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowly, Samuel (1802-1884)
Samuel Bowly (1802–1884) was an English slavery abolitionist and temperance advocate. Biography Bowly, son of Sarah (born Crotch) and Samuel Bowly, miller at Bibury, Gloucestershire, was born in Cirencester on 23 March 1802. He had a sound business training under his father. In 1829 he moved from Bibury to Gloucester, and commenced business dealing in cheeses. He was on the board of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway.Samuel Bowly old.quaker.org.uk, Retrieved 3 September 2015 He became chairman of local banking, gas, railway, and other companies, and for the last twenty years of his life he was a leader in commercial circles and affairs. In the agitation against the Corn Laws he took a prominent part, and supported Cobden and Bright. He wanted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand, London
Strand (or the Strand) is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster, Central London. It runs just over from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple Bar, where the road becomes Fleet Street in the City of London, and is part of the A4, a main road running west from inner London. The road's name comes from the Old English ''strond'', meaning the edge of a river, as it historically ran alongside the north bank of the River Thames. The street was much identified with the British upper classes between the 12th and 17th centuries, with many historically important mansions being built between the Strand and the river. These included Essex House, Arundel House, Somerset House, Savoy Palace, Durham House and Cecil House. The aristocracy moved to the West End during the 17th century, and the Strand became known for its coffee shops, restaurants and taverns. The street was a centre point for theatre and music hall during the 19th century, and several venues remain on the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ladies' National Temperance Convention Of 1876
The Ladies' National Temperance Convention of 1876 was a temperance movement women's conference promoted by the National Temperance League. The convening occurred in London, United Kingdom, on 22-24 May 1876, with Lady Jane Harriet Ellice presiding. No permanent organisation was subsequently created. History Previous efforts of this kind had been promoted by the League. In May 1853, at a conference held in a London drawing room, a Ladies' Temperance Society was formed, which issued an address to the women of England, and was the means of establishing 22 societies, at Birmingham, Canterbury, Gloucester, Liverpool, Leeds, Peterborough, Reigate, Reading, Spalding, Worcester, and other places. This society was succeeded, in 1860, by the Ladies National Association for the Promotion of Temperance, which was carried on for several years in direct connection with the League, by Mrs. William Fison (Fanny Whitaker Fison; 1815–1892), who attended numerous drawing-room meetings in differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure, originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October 1851, and more than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in its exhibition space to display examples of technology developed in the Industrial Revolution. Designed by Joseph Paxton, the Great Exhibition building was long, with an interior height of , and was three times the size of St Paul's Cathedral. The introduction of the sheet glass method into Britain by Chance Brothers in 1832 made possible the production of large sheets of cheap but strong glass, and its use in the Crystal Palace created a structure with the greatest area of glass ever seen in a building. It astonished visitors with its clear walls and ceilings that did not require interior lights. It has been suggested that the name of the building resulted from a piece penned by the playwright Douglas Jerrold, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cruikshank
George Cruikshank (27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern William Hogarth, Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. Early life Cruikshank was born in London. His father, Edinburgh-born Isaac Cruikshank, was one of the leading caricaturists of the late 1790s and Cruikshank started his career as his father's apprentice and assistant. His older brother, Isaac Robert Cruikshank, Isaac Robert, also followed in the family business as a caricaturist and illustrator. Cruikshank's early work was caricature; but in 1823, at the age of 31, he started to focus on book illustration. He illustrated the first, 1823 English translation (by Edgar Taylor (author), Edgar Taylor and David Jardine) of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', published in two volumes as ''German Popular Stories''. On 16 October 1827, he married Mary Ann Walker ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Horsley
Sir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley (14 April 1857 – 16 July 1916) was a British scientist and professor. He was born in Kensington, London. Educated at Cranbrook School, Kent, he studied medicine at University College London and in Berlin, Germany (1881) and, in the same year, started his career as a house surgeon and registrar at the University College Hospital. From 1884 to 1890, Horsley was Professor-Superintendent of the Brown Institute. In 1886, he was appointed as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the National Hospital for Paralysis and Epilepsy, and as a Professor of Pathology (1887–1896) and Professor of Clinical Surgery (1899–1902) at University College London. He was a supporter of women's suffrage and was an opponent of tobacco and alcohol. Personal life Victor Horsley was born in Kensington, London, the son of Rosamund Haden and John Callcott Horsley, R.A. His given names, Victor Alexander, were given to him by Queen Victoria. In 1883, he became engaged t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organizations Established In 1856
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from the Greek word ''organon'', which means tool or instrument, musical instrument, and organ. Types There are a variety of legal types of organizations, including corporations, governments, non-governmental organizations, political organizations, international organizations, armed forces, charities, not-for-profit corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, and educational institutions, etc. A hybrid organization is a body that operates in both the public sector and the private sector simultaneously, fulfilling public duties and developing commercial market activities. A voluntary association is an organization consisting of volunteers. Such organizations may be able to operate without legal formalities, depending on jurisdiction, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temperance Movement In The United Kingdom
The temperance movement in the United Kingdom was a social movement that campaigned against the recreational use and sale of alcohol, and promoted total abstinence (teetotalism). In the 19th century, high levels of alcohol consumption and drunkenness were seen by social reformers as a danger to society's wellbeing, leading to social issues such as poverty, child neglect, immorality and economic decline. Temperance societies began to be formed in the 1830s to campaign against alcohol. Specific groups were created over periods of time dedicated to the different aspects of drinking. For example, in 1847, the Band of Hope was created to persuade children not to start drinking alcohol. Most of these temperance groups were aimed at the working class. Temperance was also supported by some religious groups, particularly the Nonconformist Churches. Although the temperance movement met with local success in parts of Britain, it failed to impose national prohibition, and disappeared as a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1856 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1856 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – Victoria * Prime Minister – Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston ( Whig) Events *January – the song ''Glan Rhondda'' which will become the national anthem of Wales, ''Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau'' (''Land of My Fathers''), is composed by James James with lyrics by his father Evan James, both residents of Pontypridd. * 29 January – Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross. * 4 February – the sailing ship ''Grand Duke'' is wrecked off St. Govan's Head in Pembrokeshire with the loss of 29 lives. * 12 February – American clipper ships '' Driver'' and ''Ocean Queen'' leave Liverpool and London respectively; both will be lost without trace in the Atlantic, perhaps due to ice, killing 374 and 123 respectively. * 5 March – fire destroys Covent Garden Theatre in London. * 15 March – the Boat Race 1856, first of the annual series rowed between Cambridge and Oxford University Boat Clubs on the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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