The English Constitution · Character
Bolingbroke
Tory statesman and political philosopher.
minor
First appearance: i the cabinet
Bolingbroke's tie to Lord Palmerston is one of the pressures that moves The English Constitution—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Noted as an orator who attacked party government, knowing it was vital to the power of the Commons.
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With Lord Palmerston (rivalry): Bolingbroke and Lord Palmerston were political opponents, with Bolingbroke representing Tory interests against Palmerston's Whig policies. In The House of Commons: Noted as an orator who…
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