Henry Fawcett

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Henry Fawcett

Henry Fawcett [ ˈfɔːsət ] PC FRS (born August 26, 1833 in Salisbury , † November 6, 1884 in Cambridge ) was an English economist and politician.

Life

Fawcett came from a middle-class family, his father was a merchant, his mother the daughter of a lawyer. He graduated from Trinity College , Cambridge, and did well in math. As the seventh best of his class, he received membership as a fellow of his college in 1856 . In September 1858 he became completely blind in an accident while hunting. After earning a respected name for himself through his scientific work, he was elected Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge in 1863 . In 1865 he stood as an adopted candidate for the Liberal Party in the Brighton constituency for election to the British Parliament and was re-elected in this constituency in 1868, from 1874 he moved for the Hackney constituency as an elected member of the House of Commons. In parliament, a reform law of 1867 can essentially be traced back to him; in committees on financial issues relating to India, he campaigned for this country, he was considered the member for India . In addition, he condemned the bloody suppression of the April uprising in Bulgaria in 1876 and, together with Lord Lawrence, campaigned against the war in Afghanistan . He advocated proportional representation . In 1880 he was appointed Postmaster General in the Gladstone Cabinet. In this office he was able to carry out several improvements in the English postal system, including the introduction of parcel post on August 1, 1883. He died in 1884.

He was married to Millicent Garrett Fawcett DBE (1847-1929), she wrote books on social science topics, especially on women's issues ("Essays and lectures", 1872; "Political economy for beginners", 5th ed. 1885). He and his wife had a daughter, Philippa Fawcett (1868–1948), who later became a successful mathematician.

Honors

The Henry Fawcett statue was erected in his honor on the market square of his hometown Salisbury , and there is also a memorial at Westminster Abbey in London . He was a Fellow of the Royal Society since 1882 , and since May 3, 1880 the Privy Council . In 1882 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Würzburg, in 1883 an honorary doctorate (Hon. LL.D.) and Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow and an honorary doctor (Hon. DCL) of the University of Oxford .

Fonts

  • Manual of political economy. 1863, 6th edition 1883.
  • The economic position of the British laborer. 1865.
  • Pauperism, its causes and remedies. 1871.
  • Speeches on some current political questions. 1873.
  • Free trade, protection and reciprocity. 6th edition 1885, German, Leipzig 1878.
  • Indian finance. 1880.
  • State socialism and the nationalization of the land. 1883.

literature

Web links

Commons : Henry Fawcett (1833–1884)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fawcett, Henry . In: John Archibald Venn (Ed.): Alumni Cantabrigienses . A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Part 2: From 1752 to 1900 , Volume 2 : Chalmers – Fytche . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1944, pp. 468 ( venn.lib.cam.ac.uk Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
personal data
SURNAME Fawcett, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English economist and politician, member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Salisbury
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1884
Place of death Cambridge