[Lucas, Frederick] Lucas, Edward.

The Life of Frederick Lucas, M.P.

Second Edition. Two Volumes (complete). London, The Catholic Truth Society, 1887. 21.4cm x 14.2cm. vii, 463, vi, 471 pages. Original Hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Upper hinge slightly bumped. Name of preowner on endpapers. Library stamps from Leaharlann Lair, Na mBraithre Criostai.

Includes for example the following chapters: Lucas in London/ The State of the Catholic Society in England in 1840/ The Anti-Slavery Society/ O’Connell and the ‘Times’/ Modern and Ancient Charity/ Repeal- Oposition to O’Connell/ The ‘True Tablet’/ The Oxford Movement/ Attacks on Mr. Newman/ The Jerusalem Bishopric/ Treatment of Mr. Palmer, Mr. Newman, Mr. Oakeley, and Mr. Ward/ Introduction of Mr. Ward to John Stuart Mill/ Sir James Graham’s Education Bill/ The Catholic Institute/ Prayers in Common with Protestants/ Mixed Marriages/ Carlyle- The Famine, 1846/ The Charitable Bequests Act/ The Godless Colleges/ The Crime of Apostasy/ Pius IX/ The Godless Colleges- Papal Decision/ Columnies against the Irish Clergy/ The Society of St. Thomas of Canterbuy- Diplomatic Relations Bill/ Irish Insurrection- Military Affairs/ Military Studies- Essay on Marlborough/ Hungarian Revolution/ Lucas in Ireland/ An Action at Law/ Effect of the Ecclesiastical Titles Act/ Meath Election/ Formation of Tenant League/ The Gorham Controversy/ The Papal Aggression in Parliament/ Parliament in 1853- Maynooth Debate/ Apology to Mr. Walpole/ The Madiai Question/ Serjeant Shee/ The Independent Opposition Party/ Athlone Election of 1853/ Irish Church Revenues- Russian Aggression- Prorogation/ Visit to Belgium/ Industrial Farms/ Lord Palmertston’s Retirement/ Dowling v. Lawler/ Banquets at Kilkenny, Meath and Tuam- Charges of Corruption/ Butt/ Convents Bill/ Dr. Cullen/ Boyle v. Wiseman/ Visit to Birmingham/ Father Keeffee Silenced/ Meetings at Callan and Thurles/ Lucas Goes to Rome/ The ‘Statement’ Prepared for Pius IX at His Request etc.

Frederick Lucas (30 March 1812 – 22 October 1855) was a British religious polemicist and founder of The Tablet. His brother Samuel Lucas was a newspaper editor and abolitionist.
He was born in Westminster, the second son of Samuel Hayhurst Lucas, a London corn-merchant, who was a member of the Society of Friends. He was educated at a Quaker school in Darlington, and then at University College, London. He studied law at Middle Temple, and was called to the bar in 1835. Lucas converted to Catholicism in 1839.
In 1840, Lucas founded The Tablet, published in London, a progressive international Catholic weekly newspaper, just 11 years before the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales. It is the second oldest surviving weekly journal in Britain after The Spectator (which was founded in 1828). It has an international readership of over 55,000.
After establishing the Irish Tenant Right League with Charles Gavan Duffy in 1850, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Meath in 1852. After failing in a complaint-mission to Rome on behalf of the league, Lucas died in October 1885 at Staines, Middlesex, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Irish History – Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 42237AB

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