Talk:Charles Gilpin (politician)/Archives/2012

Notability of Charles Gilpin (politician)

 * Obituary in The Times
 * Member of the UK Parliament
 * Involved in many liberal and philanthropic organisations
 * His personal papers owned and made accessible by the Library of Duke University
 * A member of the remarkable C19th Quaker cousinage and business network

Vernon White '''. . . Talk''' 23:07, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

Captain Claridge
Removed "One the key proponents of Water Cure was Captain R.T. Claridge, was himself of Quaker heritage", as no link with Gilpin has been demonstrated. Source cited: name="ClaridgeBiography"> Vernon White '''. . . Talk''' 20:39, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Improvements needed
Vernon White '''. . . Talk''' 08:36, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Perth elections - clarify (DONE)
 * check at LSF: To the independent electors of the ward of Bishopsgate (1859) - LSF Vol D/231
 * check at LSF: The Friend, 1935, p553: Sidcot pageant- Gilpin age 13, conducted a mock trial with great ability.(DONE)
 * more detail on children
 * Links with Cobden and Bright (DONE)

Hansard
I emailed Hansard:
 * The wikipedia article implies that Charles Gilpin (1815-1874) was extremely active in the Commons (MP for Northampton March 27, 1857 - September 8, 1874).
 * Your record appears to be very incomplete:
 * First recorded, on July 13, 1857 SUPPLY—MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. Commons
 * By year, 3 in total: 1857
 * Last recorded, on July 21, 1857 LEAVE. Commons

Vernon White '''. . . Talk''' 22:04, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Can anything be done to improve this? I would like to recommend that the _Dictionary of National Biography_ write an article on him and evidence of his Parliamentary activity would be valuable.

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 * Vernon White . . . Talk 20:13, 22 May 2011 (UTC)  Vernon White  . . . Talk 20:34, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Historical Association
I see the HA's journal The Historian has benefitted from the WP article http://www.history.org.uk/resources/general_resource_3364_71.html Vernon White  '''. . . Talk''' 13:59, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Capital punishment
I hope to do more work on Gilpin's contibution to the campaign to abolish capital punishment. Vernon White '''. . . Talk''' 14:01, 28 June 2011 (UTC)