(Untitled), 04 Jan 1887

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/116/15-19

Scope and Contents

Statement of events surrounding the resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill [by Sir Henry Drummond Wolff]. Includes a conversation with [Robert, 3rd] Lord Salisbury about the possibility of forming a coalition government with Lord Hartington [later 8th Duke of Devonshire] as Prime Minister; [George] Goschen's approval for a coalition; Lord Hartington's opinion that it would create resentment among Liberal Unionists and that he would be unlikely to join Lord Salisbury's Cabinet; Sir Henry James' predictions about the members of the Cabinet; increasing support for Lord Randolph; and Queen [Victoria's] annoyance that Lord Randolph had written his letter of resignation from Windsor Castle. Manuscript. Some pages are not numbered. Additional copies at CHAR 28/116/35-39, CHAR 28/116/52-53, CHAR 28/116/61-62 and CHAR 28/116/96-111.

Dates

Creation: 04 Jan 1887

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