The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1900 (1900) (14781816151)

Identifier: forfardirectoryy1900unse (find matches)
Title: The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1900
Year: 1899 (1890s)
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Publisher: W. Shepherd, Castle St, Forfar
Contributing Library: Angus Council
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland



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dom in 1891 he had been long well-known to the world as the Marquis of Hartina;ion. He entered on political life in 1857 as Parllainentaiy member f)r North Lancashire, his place being on the ) iberal side of the House After holding several minor offices he attainedto Cabinet rank in 1866, when he became Secre-tary fcr War. He was Postmaster-General inMr. Gladstones first administration, and heldthat office till 1871, when he was made ChiefSecretary for Ireland. When Mr. Gladstone retired after his defeatin 1^74 Lord Hartington was hy unanimouschoice made leader of the Liberal party. Heserved, however, again under his old chief onMr. Gladstones coming once more to power. The Home Rule policy formulated by Mr.Gadstone met with his disapproval, and LordHartington became the recognised leader of theLiberal Unionist party. The Duke was married in 1892 to the Duchessof Mar.chester, a daughter of the late Count vonAlcon of Hanover, and widowcf the seventh Duke of Man-chester, who died in -il
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J^HE Duke of Devonshire is one of the large^ I andowners of our country, having in his posseson about 186,000 acres. Besides hisLondon residence he his Chatsworth House andHardwicke Hall, in Derbyshire; Hoiker Hall,Milnihorpe, in Westmorehnd ; Compton Place,at Eastbourne ; Lismore Castle, in Waterford ;and the well known Bolton Abbey, shown in ourillustration, in Yorkshire. This Yorkshire seatforms a charming domain of seven hundredacres, the park containing a large herd of reddee^-. The great sight here is the magnificent monas-tic ruins of Bolton Priory, exquisite remains ofthe twelfth century. They are situated on theromantic banks of the Wharfe, near its wild. rocky defile of the Strid, the river passing hereamidst the leafy recesses of Bolton Woods, everassociated with Wordsworths patriotic ballad, ihe Boy of Egremont. This was a favouritepainting-ground of Turner, the great master ofEnglish landscape ; and Landseer has immortal-ised the fine perpendicular gateway of the ruinby h