(William) Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and BulwerGCB, PC (13 February 1801 – 23 May 1872) was a British Liberal politician, diplomat and writer.
Henry Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer by Joseph (Giuseppe) Fagnani
After having unsuccessfully contested Hertford in 1826, Bulwer joined the Diplomatic Service in 1827 and was sent to Berlin in August that year, to Vienna in April 1829 and then to The Hague in April 1830. In July 1830, he entered the House of Commons as MP for the rotten borough of Wilton and was sent to Brussels the following month to report on the Belgian Revolution. A year later, he was returned for Coventry, again in 1833, then for Marylebone in 1835. That year, Bulwer planned to join General Evans, who was raising a legion to help Isabella II of Spain in the First Carlist War, but was instead sent back to the newly independent Belgium as secretary of legation. When a general election was called two years later on the death of William IV, Bulwer decided not to contest his current seat for Marylebone and after having commuted between Parliament and his diplomatics posts for seven years, decided to become a full-time diplomat and was sent to Constantinople.
A year later, Bulwer was due to go to St Petersburg after accepting a new post there, but caught a fever just before leaving Constantinople and instead went back to London. Upon his arrival, the government was embroiled in the Bedchamber Crisis and because of the delays involved, Bulwer did not take up his post in Russia and was instead sent to Paris in June 1839. After having dealt with the poor Anglo-French relations prior to the London Straits Convention, Bulwer was sent to Madrid in November 1843 and served there until Narváez instructed him to leave in 1848, after being accused of implicating liberal risings against the former's conservative government. By now a diplomatic embarrassment in Europe, the British government formally showed its support of Bulwer by making him a KCB that year, but sent him far from Europe, to Washington a year later.
Bulwer enjoyed his three years in America, having been promoted to GCB during his office, but wished to return to Europe and so was posted to Florence, Tuscany, in 1852. His two years in Italy were largely uneventful and ill health forced him back to London in 1854. He was granted a pension a year later and it was at this time that he and his wife separated. When his health improved, Bulwer was in Eastern Europe from 1856 to 1858. In 1858, he succeeded Lord Stratford de Redcliffe as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and his wife joined him. He significantly contributed to the indebtedness of the Ottoman regime.[2] This was his final diplomatic post before his semi-retirement in 1865.
On his return to England, Bulwer went back to politics and successfully contested Tamworth in 1868. He returned to literature after his retirement and was also raised to the peerage as Baron Dalling and Bulwer, of Dalling in the County of Norfolk, in 1871.[3]
Personal life
Lord Dalling and Bulwer married the Honourable Georgiana, youngest daughter of Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley and a niece of the Duke of Wellington, at Hatfield House in December 1848. They had no children. On his return from a trip to Egypt in 1872, Bulwer died suddenly in Naples, aged 71, when the barony became extinct. His will was valued at less than £5,000. His estranged widow died in August 1878, aged 61.
Ode on the Death of Napoleon; Lines on the Neapolitan Revolution; and Other Poems. 1822
An Autumn in Greece; Comprising Sketches of the Character, Customs, and Scenery of the Country; with a View of Its Present Critical State. In Letters, Addressed to C.B. Sheridan, Esq. 1826
France, Social, Literary, Political. 1834
The Monarchy of the Middle Classes. France, Social, Literary, Political, Second Series. 1836
^"Review of Historical Characters by the Right Hon. Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, G.C.B.". Quarterly Review. Vol. 123. 1867. pp. 383–417.
References
Kunitz, Stanley, ed. (1936). "Bulwer, Sir Henry". British Authors of the Nineteenth Century. H. W. Wilson. ISBN978-0-8242-0007-7.
Sommer, Dorothe (2014). Freemasonry in the Ottoman Empire: A History of the Fraternity and Its Influence in Syria and the Levant. I.B.Tauris. ISBN978-1-78076-313-2.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dalling and Bulwer, William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, Baron". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer GCB PC 13 February 1801 23 May 1872 was a British Liberal politician diplomat and writer Henry Bulwer 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer by Joseph Giuseppe Fagnani Contents 1 Background and education 2 Diplomatic and political career 3 Personal life 4 Principal works 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksBackground and education EditBulwer was the second son of General William Bulwer and his wife Elizabeth Barbara daughter of Richard Warburton Lytton He was an elder brother of Edward Bulwer Lytton 1st Baron Lytton uncle of Robert Bulwer Lytton 1st Earl of Lytton Viceroy of India 1876 1880 and the uncle of Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer He was educated at Harrow School Trinity College and then the recently founded Downing College both at Cambridge 1 After graduating and touring the continent he joined the Life Guards in 1824 and exchanged to the 58th Regiment of Foot two years later Diplomatic and political career Edit A superannuated diplomat Bulwer as caricatured by Ape Carlo Pellegrini in Vanity Fair August 1870 After having unsuccessfully contested Hertford in 1826 Bulwer joined the Diplomatic Service in 1827 and was sent to Berlin in August that year to Vienna in April 1829 and then to The Hague in April 1830 In July 1830 he entered the House of Commons as MP for the rotten borough of Wilton and was sent to Brussels the following month to report on the Belgian Revolution A year later he was returned for Coventry again in 1833 then for Marylebone in 1835 That year Bulwer planned to join General Evans who was raising a legion to help Isabella II of Spain in the First Carlist War but was instead sent back to the newly independent Belgium as secretary of legation When a general election was called two years later on the death of William IV Bulwer decided not to contest his current seat for Marylebone and after having commuted between Parliament and his diplomatics posts for seven years decided to become a full time diplomat and was sent to Constantinople A year later Bulwer was due to go to St Petersburg after accepting a new post there but caught a fever just before leaving Constantinople and instead went back to London Upon his arrival the government was embroiled in the Bedchamber Crisis and because of the delays involved Bulwer did not take up his post in Russia and was instead sent to Paris in June 1839 After having dealt with the poor Anglo French relations prior to the London Straits Convention Bulwer was sent to Madrid in November 1843 and served there until Narvaez instructed him to leave in 1848 after being accused of implicating liberal risings against the former s conservative government By now a diplomatic embarrassment in Europe the British government formally showed its support of Bulwer by making him a KCB that year but sent him far from Europe to Washington a year later Bulwer enjoyed his three years in America having been promoted to GCB during his office but wished to return to Europe and so was posted to Florence Tuscany in 1852 His two years in Italy were largely uneventful and ill health forced him back to London in 1854 He was granted a pension a year later and it was at this time that he and his wife separated When his health improved Bulwer was in Eastern Europe from 1856 to 1858 In 1858 he succeeded Lord Stratford de Redcliffe as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and his wife joined him He significantly contributed to the indebtedness of the Ottoman regime 2 This was his final diplomatic post before his semi retirement in 1865 On his return to England Bulwer went back to politics and successfully contested Tamworth in 1868 He returned to literature after his retirement and was also raised to the peerage as Baron Dalling and Bulwer of Dalling in the County of Norfolk in 1871 3 Personal life EditLord Dalling and Bulwer married the Honourable Georgiana youngest daughter of Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley and a niece of the Duke of Wellington at Hatfield House in December 1848 They had no children On his return from a trip to Egypt in 1872 Bulwer died suddenly in Naples aged 71 when the barony became extinct His will was valued at less than 5 000 His estranged widow died in August 1878 aged 61 A Freemason he became the first district grand master for Turkey under the United Grand Lodge of England in 1862 4 Principal works EditOde on the Death of Napoleon Lines on the Neapolitan Revolution and Other Poems 1822 An Autumn in Greece Comprising Sketches of the Character Customs and Scenery of the Country with a View of Its Present Critical State In Letters Addressed to C B Sheridan Esq 1826 France Social Literary Political 1834 The Monarchy of the Middle Classes France Social Literary Political Second Series 1836 Historical characters Talleyrand Cobbett Mackintosh Canning 2 vols 1868 5 The Life of Henry John Temple Viscount Palmerston With Selections from His Diaries and Correspondence 1870 Sir Robert Peel An Historical Sketch 1874Notes Edit Bulwer William Henry Earle Lytton BLWR820WH A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Cyrus Hamlin December 1886 The Dream of Russia The Atlantic No 23718 The London Gazette 21 March 1871 p 1492 Sommer 2014 p 77 Review of Historical Characters by the Right Hon Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer G C B Quarterly Review Vol 123 1867 pp 383 417 References EditKunitz Stanley ed 1936 Bulwer Sir Henry British Authors of the Nineteenth Century H W Wilson ISBN 978 0 8242 0007 7 Sommer Dorothe 2014 Freemasonry in the Ottoman Empire A History of the Fraternity and Its Influence in Syria and the Levant I B Tauris ISBN 978 1 78076 313 2 Chamberlain Muriel E Bulwer William Henry Lytton Earle Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 3935 Subscription or UK public library membership required This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Dalling and Bulwer William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer Baron Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press External links EditPortraits of Henry Bulwer 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer at the National Portrait Gallery London Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Henry Bulwer Henry Lytton Bulwer in libraries WorldCat catalog Burke s Peerage amp GentryParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn PenruddockeEdward Baker Member of Parliament for Wilton1830 1831 With John Penruddocke Succeeded byJohn PenruddockeJames DawkinsPreceded byThomas FylerEdward Ellice Member of Parliament for Coventry1831 1835 With Edward Ellice Succeeded byEdward ElliceWilliam WilliamsPreceded bySir William HorneSir Samuel Whalley Member of Parliament for Marylebone1835 1837 With Sir Samuel Whalley Succeeded bySir Samuel WhalleySir Benjamin HallPreceded bySir Robert Peel BtJohn Peel Member of Parliament for Tamworth1868 1871 With Sir Robert Peel Bt Succeeded bySir Robert Peel BtJohn PeelDiplomatic postsPreceded byHon George Jerningham Charge d Affaires British Ambassador to Spain1844 1848 Succeeded byJohn Hobart Caradoc 2nd Baron HowdenPreceded byRichard Pakenham British Minister to the United States1849 1852 Succeeded bySir John CramptonPreceded byJames Hudson British Minister to Tuscany1852 1854 Succeeded byThe Marquess of NormanbyPreceded byThe Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire1858 1865 Succeeded byThe Lord Lyons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Bulwer 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer amp oldid 1124736962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
