Monthly Archives: October 2019

MP of the Month: Charles Stanley Monck (1819-94) and Canadian Confederation

Today we mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Stanley Monck (1819-94), MP for Portsmouth, 1852-7, who in 1861 found himself at the head of Britain’s North American colonies at a turbulent time in their history. With a … Continue reading

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