SPRING-RICE, THOMAS lst BARON MONTEAGLE, 1790-1866
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Born 1790 · died 1866
Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon, was a British Whig politician, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1835 to 1839.
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Personal papers, including much correspondence on politics, poor laws, colonies, finance, etc., 1820-1866. Also notes for speeches, letter books, and registers of letters received. NLI, MSS. 532-543, 555-562, 545-553, 11140, 13345-13413.
A group of letters to Spring-Rice on political topics, 1825-1856. National Library of Scotland (NLS), MS. 2225.
Family correspondence, including some letters to and from his son Charles, 1835-1866. Manchester JRUL, MS. 1187.
Correspondents
MATTHEW AYLMER, 5th Baron Aylmer, five items (copies), 1834. BL Add. MSS. 43236-43237.
CHARLES BABBAGE, 12 items, 1835-1847. BL Add. MSS. 37189-37201.
HENRY PETER BROUGHAM, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 56 letters, 1825-1864. Brougham papers, University College London (UCL)
GEORGE CANNING, several letters, 1823-1824. Canning papers, Leeds City Library, Archives Dept.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI, Earl of Beaconsfield, seven letters, 1852. Disraeli papers, National Register of Archives (NRA) 0842.
HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3rd Baron Holland, several letters, 1833-1844. BL Add. MS. 51573.
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE, c. 100 items, 1852-1865. BL Add. MSS. 44372-44406.
GEORGE HAMILTON GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, seven items, 1834-1853. BL Add. MSS. 43236-43251.
CHARLES GREY, 2nd Earl Grey, 18 letters, 1831-1835. Grey of Howick papers, Durham DP
HENRY GEORGE GREY, 3rd Earl Grey, 32 letters, 1831-1845. Grey of Howick papers, Durham DP
WILLIAM HUSKISSON, five items, 1827-1828. BL Add. MSS. 38996-39114.
EDWARD JOHN LITTLETON, 1st Baron Hatherton, four letters, 1833-1834. Hatherton collection, Staffordshire R0SAMUEL JONES LOYD, Baron Overstone, three letters, 1844-1858. Overstone papers, London UL, MS. 804.
MACVEY NAPIER, 69 letters, 1830-1846. BL Add. MSS. 34614-34626.
SIR JOHN NEWPORT, 14 letters, 1827-1842. Newport MSS., Queen's University, Belfast.
ROBERT OWEN, five letters, 1837-1858. Owen correspondence, Co-operative Union Ltd, Manchester.
SIR ROBERT PEEL, c. 85 items, 1818-1849. BL Add. MSS. 40275-40G02.
HENRY CRABB ROBINSON, six items, 1838-1856. Crabb Robinson papers, Dr Williams' Library, London.
LORD DUDLEY COUTTS STUART four letters, 1838-1839. Harrowby papers, NRA 1561.
HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, eight letters, 1837-1846. Broadlands papers, NRA 12889.
SIR ROBERT JOHN WILMOT-HORTON, 24 letters, 1826-1834. Catton collection, Derby Borough Library.
CHARLES WOOD, 1st Viscount Halifax, 14 letters, 1835-1851. Hickleton papers, NRA 8128.
THOMAS WYSE, two letters, n.d. NLI, MS. 15025.
Printed Material
ODNB; Boase II 931.
Portraits: BL(P); NPG(A).