George Henry Law Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

George Henry Law NPG D16086

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by George J. Stodart

George Henry Law spent a number of years as a rector before, in 1812, being appointed Bishop of Chester. In 1824, he was transferred to become the Bishop of Bath and Wells, where he remained until his death. Law's main concern was for the welfare of the rural poor and he believed that those more fortunate had a duty to relieve hardship by means of small land grants, lower rents, and tax concessions. He made speeches in Parliament to this effect and wrote several essays... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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