John Marriott (British politician)
Sir John Marriott | |
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York | |
In office 6 December 1923 – 10 May 1929 | |
Preceded by | John Butcher |
Succeeded by | Frederick George Burgess |
Personal details | |
Born | John Arthur Ransome Marriott 17 August 1859 Bowdon, Cheshire, England |
Died | 6 June 1945 Llandrindod Wells, Radnorshire, Wales | (aged 85)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Henrietta Robinson (m. 1891) |
Children | 1 |
Education | Repton School |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Occupation |
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Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott (17 August 1859 – 6 June 1945) was a British educationist, historian, and Conservative member of parliament (MP).
Marriott taught modern history at the
During the course of his lifetime, Marriott wrote more than forty books on British and European history, as well as current political subjects. He was
Early life
He was born in
Educationist and historian
In 1883, Marriott became a lecturer in Modern History at New College, and soon after at Worcester College, of which he became a Fellow in 1914.[2]
In 1886, he was recruited by M. E. Sadler as an Oxford University extension lecturer, to give lectures in towns across the country. He was a "natural platform orator... notable for characteristic gestures and the full sweep of his gown".[2] In 1895, he became secretary of the Extension delegacy, which he remained until 1920.[2]
Marriott wrote prolifically, on modern English and European history, the British Empire, and on political institutions. His books, aimed at a non-specialist audience, benefitted from his experience as an extension lecturer.[2]
Politician
Marriott had been politically active as an undergraduate, and in 1885 was adopted as the Conservative candidate for
In 1917, he was elected unopposed under the
Marriott returned to parliament in
Personal life
In 1891, Marriott married Henrietta Robinson, daughter of William Percy Robinson, warden of
He died in Llandrindod Wells on 6 June 1945.[2]
Works
- George Canning and his Times: A Political Study, John Murray, 1903.[4]
- The Life and Times of Lucius Cary, Viscount Falkland, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1907.[5]
- The Remaking of Modern Europe from the Outbreak of the French Revolution to the Treaty of Berlin, 1789-1878, Methuen & Co., 1910 [1st Pub. 1909].
- Second Chambers: an Inductive Study in Political Science, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1910.
- English Political Institutions; an Introductory Study, Oxford : The Clarendon Press, 1913.
- The French Revolution of 1848 in its Economic Aspect, 2 Vol., Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1913.
- England Since Waterloo, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916 [1st Pub. 1913].[6]
- The Eastern Question: An Historical Study Study in European Diplomacy. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press. 1917. Retrieved 26 September 2018 – via Internet Archive.
- English History in Shakspeare, E.P. Dutton Company, 1918.
- Europe and Beyond, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1921; Europe and beyond: a preliminary survey of world-politics 1870-1939 (1951)
- Economics and Ethics: A Treatise on Wealth and Life, Methuen & Co., 1923.
- Makers of Modern Italy: Napoleon-Mussolini, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931.
- The English in India: A Problem of Politics, 1932.
- Queen Victoria and her ministers (1933)
- The life of John Colet (1933)
- Oxford: its place in national history (1933)
- Modern England (1934) 4th ed 1948 published as Modern England: 1885-1945: A history of my own times
- Castlereagh, 1936.
- Commonwealth or Anarchy?: A Survey of Projects of Peace, from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century, Oxford University Press, 1939 [1st Pub. 1937].
- English History in English Fiction, Blackie & Son, 1940.
- The Tragedy of Europe, Blackie & Son, 1941.
- Anglo-Russian Relations, 1689-1943, Methuen & Co., 1944.
- Memories of Four Score Years: The Autobiography of the Late Sir John Marriott, Blackie & Son Limited, 1946.
- A history of Europe from 1815 to 1939 (1948)
- The Evolution of Prussia The Making of an Empire Oxford University Press, 1915. Joint authorship with Sir Charles Grant Robertson
Articles
- "The 'Right to Work'," The Nineteenth Century and After, Vol. LXIII, January/June 1908.
- "Democracy, Diplomacy and War," The Edinburgh Review, Vol. CCXXII, N°. 454, October 1915.
- "The Hellenic Factor in the Problem of the Near East," The Edinburgh Review, Vol. CCXXIII, N°. 445, January, 1916.
- "The Foreign Policy of the United States," The Edinburgh Review, Vol. CCXXIX, N°. 468, April 1919.
- "Swiss Democracy," The Edinburgh Review, Vol. CCXXXII, N°. 474, October 1920.
- "The Party System and Parliamentary Government," The Edinburgh Review, Vol. CCXXXIV, N°. 478, October 1921.
- "Under-Garrisoned Dominions," The Living Age, December 1937.
See also
References
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography, 1992
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34887. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Review of George Canning and his Times by J. A. R. Marriott". The Athenaeum (3939): 521–522. 25 April 1903.
- ^ "Review of The Life and Times of Lucius Cary by J. A. R. Marriott". The Athenaeum (4160): 61–62. 20 July 1907.
- ^ "Review of England since Waterloo by J. A. R. Marriott". The Athenaeum (4486): 413. 18 October 1913.
External links
- Portraits of John Marriott at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Works by or about John Marriott at Internet Archive
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Marriott
- Works by J. A. R. (John Arthur Ransome) Marriott at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by John Marriott at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)