Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Thomas Gilbert NPG 6070

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown artist

Trained in the law, Thomas Gilbert was called to the Bar in 1744. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1763 and began his campaign as a poor law reformer with a bill for the 'better relief and employment of the poor' in 1765. The bill passed the Commons but was rejected in the Lords. Gilbert's next proposal, for which he is best remembered, was the Relief of the Poor Act 1782, still known as Gilbert's Act. The legislation made provision for groups of parishes... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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