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Bulwer, Edward Lytton , Sir, 1803-1873

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1803 - 1873

Biography

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies from June 1858 to June 1859, choosing Richard Clement Moody as founder of British Columbia. He declined the Crown of Greece in 1862 after King Otto abdicated.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer envelopes

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 831164.1
Mss 831164.1
Date(s): 1831-02-14 to 1839-02-15
Abstract

In English.

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