Scope and Contents
The letters relate to two contested elections at Cambridge in 1847, the first for the chancellorship of the university, in which Prince Albert (supported by Potts and many other reformers) defeated the conservative Earl of Powis; and the second for the university seats in the general election, at which the sitting members, Henry Goulburn and C.E. Law, survived challenges from Viscount Feilding and J.G. Shaw-Lefevre.
Dates
- Creation: 1847
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Robert Potts entered Trinity College. Cambridge in 1827, graduated BA in 1832, and proceeded MA in 1835. He settled in Cambridge as a private tutor, and was a strong supporter of reform within the University. He published a highly-regarded edition of Euclid’s Elements (1845) and other mathematical treatises, as well as works on theology and the University of Cambridge. He died in Cambridge on 4 August 1885.
Extent
2 archive box(es)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These letters were presented by Robert Potts to Cambridge University Library in 1872
- Language of description
- Uncoded languages
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
Repository Details
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