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Sir William Molesworth, 8th Bt

John Watson Gordon (1788–1864)

National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir William Molesworth, 8th Bt

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Studied at Cambridge and in Germany and Italy. He returned to Britain in 1831, during the parliamentary struggle over reform and was elected as an MP in 1832. Declaring himself a radical, he championed national education, free trade, the secret ballot, removal of property qualifications for MPs and abolition of the House of Lords. As a radical baronet, he attracted the attentions of George Grote MP, a City banker, and his wife, Harriet, a political activist. He was recruited to their circle; through them he met John Stuart Mill and in 1835 agreed to finance the launch of the London Review and its merger with the Westminster Review. He was a co-founder of the Reform Club.

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Title

Sir William Molesworth, 8th Bt

Date

1854

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 127 x W 101.6 cm

Accession number

810

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by the sitter's widow, Andalusia Grant, Lady Molesworth, 1888

Work type

Painting

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John Watson Gordon

1788–1864

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