Joseph Chamberlain
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Joseph Chamberlain was a British statesman who was first a radical Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist after opposing home rule for Ireland, and eventually was a leading imperialist in coalition with the
Chamberlain's third wife, Mary, by John Singer Sargent, 1902
William Ewart Gladstone, Lord Hartington, and Chamberlain as depicted in Vanity Fair, 6 July 1880
The Gladstone cabinet as depicted in Vanity Fair, 27 November 1883
Joseph Chamberlain and Arthur Balfour by Sydney Prior Hall. In 1892, Chamberlain became leader of the Liberal Unionists in the House of Commons, beginning a fruitful relationship with Conservative leader and future Prime Minister Arthur Balfour (right).
Liberal Unionist Party
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The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party establish
Joseph Chamberlain
…Joseph Chamberlain (8 July 1836 – 2 July 1914) was a British statesman who was first a radical Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist after opposing home rule for Ireland, and eventually was a leading imperialist in coalition with the Conservatives. He split both major British parties…
The Liberal Unionists' leader, the Duke of Devonshire (1897, NPG).
Gladstone introduces the Home Rule Bill in the House of Commons (1886).
Joseph Chamberlain, head of the "tariff" faction of the party (1896).