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Sir Robert Inglis served as a Conservative politician for thirty years. He was known for his staunch Anglican views and prejudices. He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1824 and from 1850 he was the Professor of Antiquity at the Royal Academy. Inglis was ouspoken in his support for the Irish people during the Great Famine but his anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish views made him unpopular with some politicians including Benjamin Disraeli.
Sir Robert Inglis served as a Conservative politician for thirty years. He was known for his staunch Anglican views and prejudices. He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1824 and from 1850 he was the Professor of Antiquity at the Royal Academy. Inglis was ouspoken in his support for the Irish people during the Great Famine but his anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish views made him unpopular with some politicians including Benjamin Disraeli.
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| Title: | Letter from Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet |
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| Description: | Robert Inglis responds to a request from Sampson Low for information about a "Society for the relief of Incurables" but is regretfully unable to supply him with any information about it. |
| Address: | 7 Bedford Terrace |
| Letter dated: | 14-01-1850 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 3 pages |
| Type of letter: | Reference to a charitable organisation |
| Key organisations mentioned: | Society for the Relief of Incurables |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by George Richmond chalk 1845 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_94 |
