Herbert Paul
Herbert Woodfield Paul (1853–1935) was an English writer and Liberal MP.
Paul was the eldest son of George Woodfield Paul, Vicar of Finedon, and Jessie Philippa Mackworth.[1] He was educated at Eton College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he became President of the Oxford Union. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1878. He was a leader-writer on the Daily News. In 1883 he married Elinor Budworth, daughter of the Hon. William Ritchie, Legal member of the Viceregal Council at Calcutta.[2]
In 1892 he became MP for Edinburgh South. He lost his seat in 1895, but returned to the House of Commons as MP for Northampton from 1906 to January 1910. From 1909 to 1918 he was the Second Civil Service Commissioner.[1]
Works
- Men and Letters, 1901
- Gladstone, 1901
- Matthew Arnold, 1902
- History of Modern England, 1904-6 (5 vols)
- Life of Froude, 1905
Notes
References
- Ernest Gaskell, Northamptonshire Leaders: Social and Political. London, Queenhithe, c. 1908
External links
- Works by Herbert Paul at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Herbert Paul at Internet Archive
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Herbert Paul
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Hugh Childers |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South 1892 – 1895 |
Succeeded by Robert Cox |
| Preceded by Henry Labouchère John Greenwood Shipman |
Member of Parliament for Northampton 1906 – Jan. 1910 With: John Greenwood Shipman |
Succeeded by Charles McCurdy Hastings Lees-Smith |
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