LORD FREDERICK CAVENDISH - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 03/12/1871 - HFSID 172041
Price: $320.00
LORD FREDERICK CAVENDISH
The English politician whose life was cut short by Irish nationalists signed this
handwritten letter in 1871. Extremely Rare!
Autograph Letter Signed: "F. Cavendish". 4½x7 (folded). Dated March 12, 1871. Three pages
of text. Features typed letterhead. In Part: "I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the
9th critant, and to inform you that I have had much pleasure in presenting to the House of
Commons the petition you forwarded".Lord Frederick Cavendish (1836-1882) was born in
Sussex, England. Cavendish was a Liberal Party politician who worked under the guidance of
prominent Prime Minister William Gladstone. He gained experience in the English
government as private secretary to Lord Granville and private secretary to Gladstone. From
1880 to 1882, he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Mere hours after Cavendish was
appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, he was murdered in Phoenix Park by members of
the Irish National Invincibles, an organization that sought Ireland's independence from
the United Kingdom through radical means. The position of Chief Secretary made
Cavendish responsible for the governance of Ireland, a previously independent state until the
beginning of the 19th Century. Cavendish and the man he accompanied in Phoenix Park
that day, Thomas Henry Burke, were the two key government officials who would
oversee the governance of Ireland. Although Burke was the main target of the attack, both
men died that day.Lightly toned. Light smudging throughout does not impact legibility.
Mailing crease. Otherwise, fine condition.
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