... of Com- mons as member for Winchelsea in 1826. Lord Howick, as be was then known, like his father, was a member of the old Whig party, then in a somewhat forlorn and hopeless condi- tion. He speedily distinguished himself as a bold, if not. a very brilliant ...

... represent that constituency, until, by the death of his father, he was elevated to the Peerage. He was asteady supporter of Whig principles, and has often afforded valuable aid to the party. It was, however, on the Turf that lortl Zetland was most eminently ...

... of Marl- horoughbecamesupreme. The Queen had a far less powerful will than her favourite, who acquired such power that the Whig Government relied on her for support, and she became in a great measure the dispenser of patronage. She was said to have made ...