John Passmore Edwards By Dean Evans John Passmore Edwards (1823–1911) was a Cornish born journalist, publisher, philanthropist and Radical politician whose life bridged Chartism, Liberal radicalism and the early labour movement. Briefly Liberal MP for Salisbury in the 1880s, he later described himself as a “Corporation Socialist”, believing that local authorities should provide essential…Continue Reading “Was Passmore Edwards a Green?”
This article by Yvonne Oliver Bowers will be of interest to those involved in genealogy and to us all as a lesson in tenacious research. It first appeared in Kynyav, the Newsletter of the California Cornish Cousins and Yvonne was kind enough to sanction its inclusion here. If falls under the heading of ‘Global Cornwall’…Continue Reading “Who was Alice?”
William Lovett (8th May 1800-1877) was born in Newlyn, Penzance, the son of the Captain of a small fishing vessel. His father, also called William, drowned before William Junior was born. His mother, Keziah Davey Green, came from Sancreed; she was a strict Methodist and so naturally, William was sent to the local Methodist Sunday…Continue Reading “William Lovett – Cornishman, Chartist and Social Reformer”
Phillip Hunt recalls his association and friendship with Cornish academic, historian and author, Alfred Leslie Rowse CH FRSL (1903 – 1997) It was in 1980, soon after I had joined The National Trust to manage their Retail Shops in Cornwall, that I first met A L Rowse. I was called to our Regional Office Reception…Continue Reading “Recollections of Dr A L Rowse”
The so-called English Civil War was a traumatic period in Britain’s history and, here, Tony Mansell brings us his thoughts of a great Cornishman who played his part in protecting his country from the new order. I don’t suppose that the Reverend Robert Stephen Hawker would be included in any list of great poets…Continue Reading “At Stamford He Fought and at Lansdowne He Fell”
Nearly 165 years ago, in the small village of St Ive, Cornwall, the Anglican priest Reginald Hobhouse and his wife Caroline Trelawny gave birth to a baby girl. Her name was Emily Hobhouse. In her lifetime, she would become both famous and infamous, revered by some and loathed by others. A major new historical…Continue Reading “The Story of Emily Hobhouse”