Henry Fawcett stands for Parliament in Cambridge Borough. 1863.

Five years before he married suffragist hero Millicent Garrett Fawcett, the multi-talented Henry Fawcett, who would go onto become one of the most influential politicians of the 1800s, stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in Cambridge. Above – Henry Fawcett in 1855, from Leslie Stephen’s biography of 1885. We missed out on the chance of having this … Continue reading Henry Fawcett stands for Parliament in Cambridge Borough. 1863.