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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies from June 1858 to June 1859, choosing Richard Clement Moody as founder of British Columbia. A noted philhellene, Bulwer-Lytton was offered the Crown of Greece in 1862 after King Otto abdicated, but he declined. He was created Baron Lytton of Knebworth in 1866.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer-Lytton. His Harold, the Last of the Saxons (1848) was the source for Verdi's opera Aroldo.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton. His Harold, the Last of the Saxons (1848) was the source for Verdi's opera Aroldo.
Bulwer-Lytton in later life
Bulwer-Lytton in later life
Caricature by Ape published in Vanity Fair in 1870
Caricature by Ape published in Vanity Fair in 1870
Secretary of State for the Colonies
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The secretary of state for the colonies or colonial secretary was the Cabinet of the United Kingdom's minister in charge of managing the British Empire.
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Oliver Stanley inspects the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps at the Imperial Fortress of Bermuda, 30th December, 1944.
Oliver Stanley inspects the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps at the Imperial Fortress of Bermuda, 30th December, 1944.
Image: William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth
Image: William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth
Image: Welbore Ellis
Image: Welbore Ellis