Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1850-01-19 - 1933-11-20
Biography
Augustine Birrell KC was a British Liberal Party politician, who was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916. In this post, he was praised for enabling tenant farmers to own their property, and for extending university education for Catholics.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letter from A. Birrell to E.S.P. Haynes, 1920-12-19
Item
Identifier: 1000.171.1.12
Scope and Contents
"My dear Haynes, Thanks for two reviews according to my work. I have stuck the [---] one in my copy of your [C---] Treatise. As for your notice of my book it did all a review can do...." Includes excised pages of the article, "Old Europe", by Haynes, appearing in The New Witness, 17 Dec 1920.
Dates:
1920-12-19