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Lecky, William Edward Hartpole. Hon. Litt.D. 1891. Historian. [Eldest s. of John Hartpole, J.P., of Dublin. B. Mar. 26, 1838, at Newtown Park, Co. Dublin. School, Cheltenham College.] B.A., Trinity College, Dublin, 1859; M.A. 1863. M.P. for Dublin University, 1896-1903. P.C., 1897. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1888. His first book, The Declining Sense of the Miraculous, 1865, had an immediate and great success; History of European Morals followed in 1869. His greatest work, History of England in the Eighteenth Century, appeared in 1878. One of the first twelve recipients of the Order of Merit in 1902. Died Oct. 22, 1903. (Cheltenham Coll. Reg.; Who was Who, 1897-1916; D.N.B.; Cambridge Review, June 11, 1891.) | William Edward Hartpole LECKY Approx. lifespan: 18381903 Hon. LittD 1891 Historian. Eldest s. of John Hartpole LECKY J.P. of: Dublin, [ Ireland ] b. Newtown Park, Newtown, Co. Dublin 1838:03:26 Sch: Cheltenham College Cheltenham, [ Gloucestershire ] BA Trinity College, Dublin 1859 MA 1863 M.P. for: : Sch: Dublin University Dublin, [ Ireland ] 1896-1903 P.C.: 1897 Hon. DCL OX 1888 His first book, The Declining Sense of the Miraculous 1865, had an immediate and great success; History of European Morals followed in1869 His greatest work, History of England in the Eighteenth Century, appeared in1878 One of the first twelve recipients of the Order of Merit in1902 d. 1903:10:22 ( Cheltenham College Reg.; Who was Who 1897-1916; D.N.B.; CB Review 1891:06:11) |