Lambeth Election.Sir, Notwithstanding the impossibility of a personal Canvass, the cordial reception which has greeted me throughout the Borough, has convinced me that my long local connexion with Lambeth, and my well-tested zeal for the cause of Civil and Religious Liberty will secure for me your Vote and Interest. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your faithfull Servant, John Hinde Palmer. Your Polling place is Godfrey's Fields. Your Number is [1643].
[n.d., 1850.]
Letterpress election broadside, number added in ink. Sheet 210 x 250mm (8¼ x 9¾"), folded once. Creased.
A canvassing broadside from John Hinde Palmer (1808-84), a Q.C. who contested the 1850 Lambeth election, trying to win the seat vacated by his father-in-law, Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt, but only getting 10% of the vote. He became MP for Lincoln 1864-74 and 1880-84 (his death). In 1883 Spy caricatured him as 'Lincoln' for Vanity Fair.
[Ref: 42355] £45.00
Letterpress election broadside, number added in ink. Sheet 210 x 250mm (8¼ x 9¾"), folded once. Creased.
A canvassing broadside from John Hinde Palmer (1808-84), a Q.C. who contested the 1850 Lambeth election, trying to win the seat vacated by his father-in-law, Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt, but only getting 10% of the vote. He became MP for Lincoln 1864-74 and 1880-84 (his death). In 1883 Spy caricatured him as 'Lincoln' for Vanity Fair.
[Ref: 42355] £45.00