This man pursued a policy of Constructive Unionism with the Wyndham Land Purchase Act,which provided land for Irish tenant farmers.
This man pursued a policy of Constructive Unionism with the Wyndham Land Purchase Act,which provided land for Irish tenant farmers. His surprise appointment as Chief Secretary forIreland may have given rise to the phrase, "Bob's Your Uncle." He earned the nickname "Bloody"for his suppression of Irish violence. As chair of the Inter-Imperial Relations Committee, heauthored a document stating that (*) Dominion members of the British Commonwealth were"autonomous Communities within the British Empire". His Foreign Secretary handled the Dogger Bankincident. This successor of Lord Salisbury wrote a notable 1917 letter to Baron Rothschild. For 10 points,name this British Prime Minister who pledged to support a Jewish homeland in his namesake declaration.
This man pursued a policy of Constructive Unionism with the Wyndham Land Purchase Act,which provided land for Irish tenant farmers.
Arthur James Balfour [or 1st Earl of Balfour, Viscount Traprain]