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British woolen merchant , mayor of Leeds in 1843 , activist and author ( 1797-1865 ) Alderman Hamer Stansfeld JP Mayor of Leeds In office 1843-1844 Preceded by Henry Cowper Marshall Succeeded by Darnton Lupton Alderman of Leeds In office 1835-1847 Personal details Born ( 1797-02-17) 17 February 1797 Leeds , Yorkshire Died 1865 Ilkley , Yorkshire Resting place Westmorland Nationality British Political party * Radical * Liberal Spouse Ellen Towgood ( m. 1845 ; died 1865 ) Parent(s ) David Stansfeld Sarah Wolrich Relatives Sir James Stansfeld William Crompton-Stansfield James Rawdon Stansfeld Thomas Wolryche Stansfeld John R. E. Stansfeld Occupation * Merchant * Politician Hamer Stansfeld JP ( /ˈstænsfiːld/ STANSS-feeld ; 17 February 1797 - 1865 ) was a British merchant and Radical and Liberal politician who represented Leeds as Mayor ( 1843-44 ) and Alderman ( from 1835 ) , and led the development of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel , the Ben Rhydding Hydro ( 1844 ) . Prominent in the Anti-Corn Law League and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the High Churchman and Tractarian Walter Hook , Vicar of Leeds . Background Hamer Stansfeld was born on 17 February 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant David Stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of Leeds , Yorkshire , and his wife Sarah Wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of Thomas Wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of Armley House , Leeds ; and grandson of David Stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of Hope Hall , Halifax , Yorkshire . He was a descendant of the Stansfeld family of Stansfield and Sowerby , Yorkshire , uncle of the Liberal politician Sir James Stansfeld , and a distant cousin of the politician William Crompton-Stansfield and the soldiers James Rawdon Stansfeld , Thomas Wolryche Stansfeld and John R. E. Stansfeld . He was a member of a very old Yorkshire family , which had for many generations held a position of influence in the county . Career Business Stansfeld was a junior partner in the textile manufacturing company of Stansfeld , Briggs , and Stansfeld , which succumbed to bankruptcy in the Panic of 1825 . Stansfeld was described as " one of the leading mercantile men " in Leeds , and one who took an active part in many of the public affairs of the borough . He is noted as being " in Prussia selling cloth " in c.1839-40 . Politics Leeds Town Hall ( 2007 ) Stansfeld became an alderman of Leeds Corporation from after the passing of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 until 1847 , rising to the position of Mayor of Leeds in 1843-44 . He was described as one of the most active magistrates on the commission for the peace of the borough of Leeds and was also a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire . In his views , Stansfeld was a Liberal radical , a strong advocate of the principles of free trade , and leading member of the Anti-Corn Law League . He corresponded with Richard Cobden and John Bright , and lobbied in London for the interests of the town . He was a supporter of household suffrage for the elective franchise , and in 1837 became president of the Leeds Household Suffrage Association . He was one of the sponsors of the establishment , in April 1844 , of the Leeds Friendly Loan Society , which was , in part , designed to make loans to wage-earners who wished to establish their own small businesses . The Leeds Intelligencer of August 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which Stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the House of Lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . State Education Stansfeld was a zealous advocate of state-assisted education and an opponent of Edward Baines who argued for voluntaryism in the provision of education . The question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in Leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in Liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) William Beckett , a Conservative ; and James Garth Marshall , a Liberal whose election committee was chaired by Stansfeld . Edward Baines 's favoured candidate , the Radical Joseph Sturge , was not elected . Though Baines lost this contest , the " Bainesocracy " in municipal Leeds achieved a measure of payback when Stansfeld failed to be re-elected to the Leeds Corporation later in 1847 . Church Rates and the Church of England Stansfeld 's opposition to church rates placed him against Walter Hook , Vicar of Leeds , and Leeds Tories , who supported their reimposition . The Tories made a political issue of the dispute and , in April 1840 , launched a personal attack on Stansfeld , alleging that his position constituted a breach of the oath he had taken as Alderman , to ' ... never exercise any power authority or influence which I may possess by virtue of the office of Alderman to injure or weaken the Protestant Church.... ' The Tories first made an indirect and oblique criticism of Stansfeld within the Council chamber ; later , they organised an unsuccessful petition to The Marquess of Normanby , the Home Secretary , calling for Stansfeld 's removal as Alderman . Stansfeld defended himself by drawing the distinction between actions taken as Alderman , and those of a private individual . As was normal for the times , the dispute played out through correspondence in local newspapers . In 1843 , Stansfeld became embroiled in a theological controversy when Walter Hook publicly challenged an assertion Stansfeld had made in a speech , that a tract taking a Puseyite stance on matrimony had been published in Leeds . The incident played out via letters republished in local newspapers , and reflected a concern held in the town as to whether Hook , given his High Church views , could be considered a Protestant . Stansfeld , himself , was a Unitarian , and he laid the foundation stone of the 1848 Mill Hill Chapel in City Square , Leeds . Hydrotherapy and the Ben Rhydding Hydro Wharfedale Hydropathic Establishment and Ben Rhydding Hotel c. 1861 Stansfeld had travelled in Europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by Vincenz Priessnitz in Gräfenberg , Austrian Silesia . In his advocation of hydrotherapy , Stansfeld was also joined by his brother-in-law , the writer , reformer , and activist Frederick Towgood ( 1807-1860 ) . Stansfeld was one of the first and principal shareholders in the establishment of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel , the Wharfedale Hydropathic Establishment and Ben Rhydding Hotel ( Ben Rhydding Hydro ) , in Ben Rhydding near Ilkley , West Yorkshire , which opened in 1844 . Money and Banking Stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the Bank Charter Act 1844 which he saw as the cause of the commercial and banking crisis known as the panic of 1847 . He repeatedly put forward his ideas on these subjects in letters to newspapers and journals and in pamphlets which he distributed widely . His works included The Bane and Antidote of Our Monetary System ( 1857 ) and Money and the Money Market Explained ( 1860 ) . Personal life Stansfeld married Ellen , daughter of the English banker , industrialist , and papermaker , Matthew Towgood ( 1761-1831 ) , in 1845 . The Stansfelds resided at Headingley Lodge , Headingley and , in 1849 , bought The Grange at Burley in Wharfedale . Stansfeld retired from public life in about the late 1850s , and resided at Highfield in Windermere , Cumbria . He died on 9 June 1865 in Ilkley , and was buried in Westmorland . The author and reformer Samuel Smiles ( 1812-1904 ) , who had worked with Stansfeld on radical causes and counted him as a friend , was unstinting in his praise : Mr Stansfeld was a man for whom I had the greatest esteem . He was frank , free , and open , in all that he did . He possessed the courtesy of the true gentleman ; and withal he was intelligent , enlightened , and firm to his purpose . He was full of industry , integrity , and excellence . In a word , his character was sterling . As was said of some one — he had the whitest soul that ever I knew . Smiles 's assessment is matched by an 1845 anecdote in The Spectator , citing the Leeds Mercury : Several years since , the firm of Stansfeld , Briggs , and Stansfeld , of which Mr . Hamer Stansfeld was a junior partner , became unfortunate . Ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if Providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . in the pound on his proportion of every debt . Such instances of mercantile honour as this should be widely known , in order that they may be both admired and imitated . Bibliography * Stansfeld , Hamer ( 1857 ) . The Bane and Antidote of Our Monetary System Suggested , and the Impolicy of the Bank Charter Act of 1844 Demonstrated , in a Series of Letters and Essays . Webb , Millington , and Company . * Stansfeld , Hamer ( 1860 ) . Money and the money market explained and the future rate of discount considered , with an appeal to R. Cobden & J. Bright to fulfil their mission , by procuring free trade in sound money . Hook , Walter Farquhar ( 1843 ) . Correspondence between the Rev. Dr . Hook and H. Stansfeld , concerning the Puseyite tract on matrimony , including a copy of the tract and Mr . Stansfeld 's speech at the Leeds Borough meeting on the Government Education Bill . Together with an article from the Leeds Mercury , " Is Dr . Hook a Protestant ? " . Ancestry Ancestors of Hamer Stansfeld 16 . John Stansfeld of Sowerby , Yorkshire 8 . Eli Stansfield of Sowerby , Yorkshire 4 . David Stansfield of Hope Hall , Halifax , Yorkshire 9 . Mary Farrer 2 . David Stansfield of Leeds , Yorkshire 10 . Rev. Timothy Aldred 5. Ellen Aldred 1 . Hamer Stansfeld 12 . Toby Wolrich of Armley House , Leeds , Yorkshire 6 . Thomas Wolrich of Armley House , Leeds , Yorkshire 13 . Penelope Hatton 3. Sarah Wolrich 14 . Samuel Hamer of Hamer , Rochdale , Lancashire 7 . Margaret Hamer 15 . Mary Ibbetson |
| british woolen merchant [PERSON] , mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of leeds [PLACE] in 1843 , activist [PERSON] and author [PERSON] ( 1797-1865 ) alderman hamer stansfeld [PERSON] jp [PERSON] mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of leeds [PLACE] in office [PLACE] 1843-1844 preceded by henry cowper marshall [PERSON] succeeded by darnton lupton alderman [PERSON] of leeds [PLACE] in office [PLACE] 1835-1847 personal details born ( 1797-02-17) 17 february [PERIOD] 1797 leeds [PLACE] , yorkshire [PLACE] died 1865 ilkley [UNKNOWN] , yorkshire resting place [PLACE] westmorland [PERSON] nationality [PLACE] british political party [GROUP] * radical [PERSON] * liberal spouse ellen [PERSON] towgood [PERSON] ( m. 1845 ; died 1865 ) parent(s ) david stansfeld [PERSON] sarah wolrich relatives sir james stansfeld [PERSON] william crompton-stansfield james rawdon stansfeld [PERSON] thomas wolryche stansfeld [PERSON] john r. e. stansfeld [PERSON] occupation * merchant [PERSON] * politician [PERSON] hamer stansfeld [PERSON] jp [PERSON] ( /ˈstænsfiːld/ stanss-feeld ; 17 february [PERIOD] 1797 - 1865 ) was a british merchant [PERSON] and radical [PERSON] and liberal politician [PERSON] who represented leeds [PLACE] as mayor [HUMAN ROLE] ( 1843-44 ) and alderman [PERSON] ( from 1835 ) , and led the development [UNKNOWN] of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel [PLACE] , the ben rhydding hydro [PERSON] ( 1844 ) . prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent [PERSON] of the extension [ACTIVITY] of the electoral franchise [ACT] and state-funded education [PROCESS] , he was also known for his writings [SYMBOL] on currency [CURRENCY] and money supply [PERSON] and for a dispute [DISPUTE] , played out in the local press [INSTITUTION] , with the high churchman [PERSON] and tractarian walter hook [PERSON] [PERSON] , vicar [PERSON] of leeds [PLACE] . background hamer stansfeld [PERSON] was born on 17 february [PERIOD] 1797 , the ninth son [PERSON] and thirteenth child [PERSON] of the merchant david stansfeld [PERSON] [PERSON] ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds [PLACE] , yorkshire [PLACE] , and his wife sarah wolrich [PERSON] ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter [PERSON] of thomas wolrich [PERSON] ( 1719-91 ) of armley house [PLACE] , leeds [PLACE] ; and grandson [PERSON] of david stansfeld [PERSON] ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall [PLACE] , halifax [PLACE] , yorkshire [PLACE] . he was a descendant [WORD] of the stansfeld family [HUMAN GROUP] of stansfield [PERSON] and sowerby [PERSON] , yorkshire [PLACE] , uncle [PERSON] of the liberal politician sir james stansfeld [PERSON] , and a distant cousin [PERSON] of the politician [PERSON] william crompton-stansfield and the soldiers james rawdon stansfeld [PERSON] , thomas wolryche stansfeld [PERSON] and john r. e. stansfeld [PERSON] . he was a member [PERSON] of a very old yorkshire family [HUMAN GROUP] , which had for many generations [PERSON] held [ACTIVITY] a position [POSITION] of influence [ELEMENT] in the county [PLACE] . career business stansfeld [PERSON] was a junior partner [PERSON] in the textile [MATERIAL] manufacturing company [INSTITUTION] of stansfeld [PERSON] , briggs [PERSON] , and stansfeld [PERSON] , which succumbed to bankruptcy [CONDITION] in the panic [ACT] of 1825 . stansfeld [PERSON] was described as " one of the leading mercantile men [PERSON] " in leeds [PLACE] , and one who took an active part in many of the public affairs [EVENT] of the borough [ESTATE] . he is noted as being " in prussia [PERSON] selling cloth " in c.1839-40 . politics leeds [PLACE] town [PLACE] hall [PLACE] ( 2007 ) stansfeld [PERSON] became an alderman [PERSON] of leeds corporation [INSTITUTION] from after the passing [ACT] of the municipal corporations [UNKNOWN] act 1835 until 1847 , rising to the position [POSITION] of mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of leeds [PLACE] in 1843-44 . he was described as one of the most active magistrates [UNKNOWN] on the commission [INSTANCE] for the peace [STATE] of the borough [ESTATE] of leeds [PLACE] and was also a justice [PROPERTY] of the peace [STATE] for the west riding [PERSON] of yorkshire [PLACE] . in his views [PERSON] , stansfeld [PERSON] was a liberal radical [PERSON] , a strong advocate [PERSON] of the principles [POSITION] of free trade [ACT] , and leading member [PERSON] of the anti-corn law league . he corresponded with richard cobden [PERSON] and john bright [PERSON] , and lobbied in london [PLACE] for the interests [ACT] of the town [PLACE] . he was a supporter [PERSON] of household suffrage [CONCLUSION] for the elective franchise [ACT] , and in 1837 became president [PERSON] of the leeds household suffrage [CONCLUSION] association [INSTITUTION] . he was one of the sponsors [UNKNOWN] of the establishment [ACT] , in april [PERIOD] 1844 , of the leeds friendly loan society [INSTITUTION] , which was , in part , designed to make loans [ACT] to wage-earners who wished to establish their own small businesses [STATE] . the leeds intelligencer [PLACE] of august [PERIOD] 1840 noted a number [NUMBER] of other platforms [PLACE] on which stansfeld [PERSON] stood : the entire separation [DISTANCE] of church [PERSON] and state [STATE] ; expulsion [ACT] of bishops [SET] from the house [PLACE] of lords [PERSON] ; vote [ACT] by ballot [BALL] ; shortening the duration [MEASURE] of parliaments [ACT] ; abolition [ACT] of church rates [PERSON] ; and the reform [AMOUNT] of ecclesiastical courts [EVENT] . state education [PROCESS] stansfeld [PERSON] was a zealous advocate [PERSON] of state-assisted education [PROCESS] and an opponent [PERSON] of edward baines [PERSON] who argued for voluntaryism [CONCEPT] in the provision [ACT] of education [PROCESS] . the question [QUESTION] of whether educational provision [ACT] should be voluntary or state [STATE] supported proved to be a key issue [QUESTION] in leeds [PLACE] and , in 1847 , caused a split [PLACE] in liberal ranks [RANK] during the parliamentary election [PERSON] which returned ( perhaps against expectations [ACT] ) william beckett [PERSON] , a conservative ; and james garth marshall [PERSON] , a liberal whose election [PERSON] committee [HUMAN GROUP] was chaired by stansfeld [PERSON] . edward baines [PERSON] 's favoured candidate [AMOUNT] , the radical joseph sturge [PERSON] , was not elected . though baines [PERSON] lost this contest [UNKNOWN] , the " bainesocracy [UNKNOWN] " in municipal leeds [PLACE] achieved a measure [MEASURE] of payback [ABSTRACT ENTITY] when stansfeld [PERSON] failed to be re-elected to the leeds corporation [INSTITUTION] later in 1847 . church rates [PERSON] and the church [PERSON] of england stansfeld [PERSON] 's opposition [STATE] to church rates [PERSON] placed him against walter hook [PERSON] , vicar [PERSON] of leeds [PLACE] , and leeds tories [UNKNOWN] , who supported their reimposition [UNKNOWN] . the tories [UNKNOWN] made a political issue [QUESTION] of the dispute [DISPUTE] and , in april [PERIOD] 1840 , launched a personal attack [EVENT] on stansfeld [PERSON] , alleging that his position [POSITION] constituted a breach [ACT] of the oath [CAUSE] he had taken as alderman [PERSON] , to ' ... never exercise any power authority [PERSON] or influence [ELEMENT] which i may possess by virtue [PERSON] of the office [PLACE] of alderman [PERSON] to injure or weaken the protestant [PERSON] church.... ' the tories [UNKNOWN] first made an indirect and oblique criticism [ACT] of stansfeld [PERSON] within the council chamber [PERSON] ; later , they organised an unsuccessful petition [ACT] to the marquess [PERSON] of normanby [UNKNOWN] , the home secretary [PERSON] , calling for stansfeld [PERSON] 's removal [PERSON] as alderman [PERSON] . stansfeld [PERSON] defended himself by drawing the distinction [ACT] between actions [ACTION] taken as alderman [PERSON] , and those of a private individual [PERSON] . as was normal for the times [UNKNOWN] , the dispute [DISPUTE] played out through correspondence [SIMILARITY] in local newspapers [QUANTITY] . in 1843 , stansfeld [PERSON] became embroiled in a theological controversy [UNKNOWN] when walter hook [PERSON] publicly challenged an assertion stansfeld [PERSON] had made in a speech [SPEECH] , that a tract [NARRATIVE] taking a puseyite stance [PLACE] on matrimony [STATE] had been published in leeds [PLACE] . the incident [OCCURRENCE] played out via letters [PURPOSE] republished in local newspapers [QUANTITY] , and reflected a concern held [ACTIVITY] in the town [PLACE] as to whether hook [PERSON] , given his high church [PERSON] views [PERSON] , could be considered a protestant [PERSON] . stansfeld [PERSON] , himself , was a unitarian [PERSON] , and he laid the foundation stone [PERSON] of the 1848 mill hill chapel [PERSON] in city square [PLACE] , leeds [PLACE] . hydrotherapy [USE] and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment [ACT] [PERSON] and ben rhydding hotel [PLACE] c. 1861 stansfeld [PERSON] had travelled in europe [PLACE] in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits [INSTANCE] of hydrotherapy [USE] as practiced by vincenz priessnitz [PERSON] in gräfenberg [UNKNOWN] , austrian silesia [PLACE] . in his advocation [UNKNOWN] of hydrotherapy [USE] , stansfeld [PERSON] was also joined by his brother-in-law , the writer [PERSON] , reformer [PERSON] , and activist frederick towgood [PERSON] ( 1807-1860 ) . stansfeld [PERSON] was one of the first and principal shareholders [PERSON] in the establishment [ACT] of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel [PLACE] , the wharfedale hydropathic establishment [ACT] and ben rhydding hotel [PLACE] ( ben rhydding hydro [PERSON] ) , in ben rhydding [PERSON] near ilkley [UNKNOWN] , west yorkshire [PLACE] , which opened in 1844 . money [MONEY] and banking stansfeld [PERSON] held [ACTIVITY] strong notions [ACT] on currency [CURRENCY] , and was a great advocate [PERSON] of paper money [MONEY] , issued by private banks [PERSON] , as a medium [MEDIUM] of exchange [LANGUAGE] ; he found great fault [STATE] with the bank charter [PERSON] act 1844 which he saw as the cause [CAUSE] of the commercial [PERSON] and banking [QUANTITY] crisis known as the panic [ACT] of 1847 . he repeatedly put forward his ideas [ACT] on these subjects [UNKNOWN] in letters [PURPOSE] to newspapers [QUANTITY] and journals [QUANTITY] and in pamphlets [PERSON] which he distributed widely . his works [UNKNOWN] included the bane [PERSON] and antidote [UNKNOWN] of our monetary system [SYSTEM] ( 1857 ) and money [MONEY] and the money market explained [PERSON] ( 1860 ) . personal life [EVENT] stansfeld [PERSON] married ellen [PERSON] , daughter [PERSON] of the english banker [PERSON] , industrialist [PERSON] , and papermaker [UNKNOWN] , matthew towgood [PERSON] ( 1761-1831 ) , in 1845 . the stansfelds [UNKNOWN] resided at headingley lodge [PLACE] , headingley [UNKNOWN] and , in 1849 , bought the grange [PERSON] at burley [PERSON] in wharfedale [PERSON] . stansfeld [PERSON] retired from public life [EVENT] in about the late 1850s , and resided at highfield [PERSON] in windermere [PERSON] , cumbria [PLACE] . he died on 9 june [PERIOD] 1865 in ilkley [UNKNOWN] , and was buried in westmorland [PERSON] . the author [PERSON] and reformer samuel smiles [PERSON] ( 1812-1904 ) , who had worked with stansfeld [PERSON] on radical [PERSON] causes [CAUSE] and counted him as a friend [PERSON] , was unstinting in his praise [ACT] : mr stansfeld [PERSON] was a man [PERSON] for whom i had the greatest esteem [ACT] . he was frank , free , and open , in all that he did . he possessed the courtesy [REQUEST] of the true gentleman [PERSON] ; and withal [UNKNOWN] he was intelligent , enlightened , and firm [INSTITUTION] to his purpose [PURPOSE] . he was full of industry [INSTITUTION] , integrity [EVENT] , and excellence [PERSON] . in a word [WORD] , his character [EVENT] was sterling . as was said of some one — he had the whitest soul [PERSON] that ever i knew . smiles [PERSON] 's assessment [ACT] is matched by an 1845 anecdote [NUMBER] in the spectator [PERSON] , citing the leeds mercury [PERSON] : several years [PERIOD] since , the firm [INSTITUTION] of stansfeld [PERSON] , briggs [PERSON] , and stansfeld [PERSON] , of which mr . hamer stansfeld [PERSON] was a junior partner [PERSON] , became unfortunate . ever since that period [PERIOD] , this gentleman [PERSON] has contemplated the payment [INSTANCE] , if providence [PLACE] should prosper him , of his share [ACTION] of the debts [MONEY] owing by the above firm [INSTITUTION] ; and just previous to his marriage [EVENT] , which took place [PLACE] a few weeks [PERIOD] since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors [PERSON] , accompanied by 20s . in the pound [UNIT] on his proportion [QUANTITY] of every debt [MONEY] . such instances [UNKNOWN] of mercantile honour [UNKNOWN] as this should be widely known , in order [ACT] that they may be both admired and imitated . bibliography [UNIT] * stansfeld [PERSON] , hamer [PERSON] ( 1857 ) . the bane [PERSON] and antidote [UNKNOWN] of our monetary system [SYSTEM] suggested , and the impolicy [UNKNOWN] of the bank charter act [ACT] of 1844 demonstrated [UNKNOWN] , in a series [SERIES] of letters [PURPOSE] and essays [UNKNOWN] . webb [PERSON] , millington [PERSON] , and company [INSTITUTION] . * stansfeld [PERSON] , hamer [PERSON] ( 1860 ) . money [MONEY] and the money market explained [PERSON] and the future rate [RATE] of discount [PERSON] considered , with an appeal [PERSON] to r. cobden [PERSON] & j. bright [PERSON] to fulfil their mission [PLACE] , by procuring free trade [ACT] in sound money [MONEY] . hook [PERSON] , walter farquhar [PERSON] ( 1843 ) . correspondence [SIMILARITY] between the rev. dr . hook [PERSON] and h. stansfeld [PERSON] , concerning the puseyite tract [NARRATIVE] on matrimony [STATE] , including a copy [PERSON] of the tract [NARRATIVE] and mr . stansfeld [PERSON] 's speech [SPEECH] at the leeds [PLACE] borough [ESTATE] meeting on the government education [PROCESS] bill [PERSON] . together with an article [ARTICLE] from the leeds mercury [PERSON] , " is dr . hook [PERSON] a protestant [PERSON] ? " . ancestry ancestors [WORD] of hamer stansfeld [PERSON] 16 . john stansfeld [PERSON] of sowerby [PERSON] , yorkshire [PLACE] 8 . eli stansfield [PERSON] of sowerby [PERSON] , yorkshire [PLACE] 4 . david stansfield [PERSON] of hope hall , halifax [PLACE] , yorkshire [PLACE] 9 . mary farrer [PERSON] 2 . david stansfield [PERSON] of leeds [PLACE] , yorkshire [PLACE] 10 . rev. timothy aldred 5. ellen [PERSON] aldred 1 . hamer stansfeld [PERSON] 12 . toby wolrich [PERSON] of armley house [PLACE] , leeds [PLACE] , yorkshire [PLACE] 6 . thomas wolrich [PERSON] of armley house [PLACE] , leeds [PLACE] , yorkshire [PLACE] 13 . penelope hatton 3. sarah wolrich 14 . samuel hamer [PERSON] of hamer [PERSON] , rochdale [PLACE] , lancashire [PERSON] 7 . margaret hamer [PERSON] 15 . mary ibbetson |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | stansfeld | 24 | PERSON | alderman hamer stansfeld jp mayor of leeds | |
| 2 | leeds | 19 | PLACE | british woolen merchant , mayor of leeds in 1843 , activist and author ( 1797-1865 ) | |
| 3 | yorkshire | 11 | PLACE | in office 1835-1847 personal details born ( 1797-02-17) 17 february 1797 leeds , yorkshire died 1865 | |
| 4 | alderman | 6 | PERSON | alderman hamer stansfeld jp mayor of leeds | |
| 5 | sowerby | 3 | PERSON | he was a descendant of the stansfeld family of stansfield and sowerby , yorkshire , uncle of the liberal politician sir james stansfeld , and a distant cousin of the politician william crompton-stansfield and the soldiers james rawdon stansfeld , thomas wolryche stansfeld and john r. e. stansfeld . | |
| 6 | money | 3 | MONEY | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 7 | tract | 3 | NARRATIVE | in 1843 , stansfeld became embroiled in a theological controversy when walter hook publicly challenged an assertion stansfeld had made in a speech , that a tract taking a puseyite stance on matrimony had been published in leeds . | |
| 8 | position | 3 | POSITION | he was a member of a very old yorkshire family , which had for many generations held a position of influence in the county . | |
| 9 | letters | 3 | PURPOSE | the incident played out via letters republished in local newspapers , and reflected a concern held in the town as to whether hook , given his high church views , could be considered a protestant . | |
| 10 | armley house | 3 | PLACE | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 11 | education | 3 | PROCESS | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 12 | mayor | 3 | HUMAN ROLE | british woolen merchant , mayor of leeds in 1843 , activist and author ( 1797-1865 ) | |
| 13 | dispute | 3 | DISPUTE | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 14 | newspapers | 3 | QUANTITY | as was normal for the times , the dispute played out through correspondence in local newspapers . | |
| 15 | hook | 3 | PERSON | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 16 | hamer stansfeld | 3 | PERSON | alderman hamer stansfeld jp mayor of leeds | |
| 17 | advocate | 3 | PERSON | in his views , stansfeld was a liberal radical , a strong advocate of the principles of free trade , and leading member of the anti-corn law league . | |
| 18 | hydrotherapy | 3 | USE | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 19 | hamer | 3 | PERSON | alderman hamer stansfeld jp mayor of leeds | |
| 20 | peace | 2 | STATE | he was described as one of the most active magistrates on the commission for the peace of the borough of leeds and was also a justice of the peace for the west riding of yorkshire . | |
| 21 | leeds mercury | 2 | PERSON | smiles 's assessment is matched by an 1845 anecdote in the spectator , citing the leeds mercury : several years since , the firm of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , of which mr . hamer stansfeld was a junior partner , became unfortunate . | |
| 22 | anti corn law league | 2 | PERSON | ||
| 23 | merchant | 2 | PERSON | british woolen merchant , mayor of leeds in 1843 , activist and author ( 1797-1865 ) | |
| 24 | panic | 2 | ACT | stansfeld was a junior partner in the textile manufacturing company of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , which succumbed to bankruptcy in the panic of 1825 . | |
| 25 | protestant | 2 | PERSON | never exercise any power authority or influence which i may possess by virtue of the office of alderman to injure or weaken the protestant church.... ' | |
| 26 | office | 2 | PLACE | in office 1843-1844 preceded by henry cowper marshall succeeded by darnton lupton alderman of leeds | |
| 27 | franchise | 2 | ACT | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 28 | vicar | 2 | PERSON | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 29 | hope hall | 2 | PLACE | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 30 | daughter | 2 | PERSON | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 31 | provision | 2 | ACT | state education stansfeld was a zealous advocate of state-assisted education and an opponent of edward baines who argued for voluntaryism in the provision of education . | |
| 32 | april | 2 | PERIOD | he was one of the sponsors of the establishment , in april 1844 , of the leeds friendly loan society , which was , in part , designed to make loans to wage-earners who wished to establish their own small businesses . | |
| 33 | firm | 2 | INSTITUTION | he possessed the courtesy of the true gentleman ; and withal he was intelligent , enlightened , and firm to his purpose . | |
| 34 | church | 2 | PERSON | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 35 | our monetary system | 2 | SYSTEM | his works included the bane and antidote of our monetary system ( 1857 ) and money and the money market explained ( 1860 ) . | |
| 36 | edward baines | 2 | PERSON | state education stansfeld was a zealous advocate of state-assisted education and an opponent of edward baines who argued for voluntaryism in the provision of education . | |
| 37 | ilkley | 2 | UNKNOWN | ilkley , yorkshire resting place westmorland nationality | |
| 38 | life | 2 | EVENT | personal life | |
| 39 | david stansfield | 2 | PERSON | david stansfield of hope | |
| 40 | halifax | 2 | PLACE | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 41 | antidote | 2 | UNKNOWN | his works included the bane and antidote of our monetary system ( 1857 ) and money and the money market explained ( 1860 ) . | |
| 42 | town | 2 | PLACE | politics leeds town hall ( 2007 ) | |
| 43 | influence | 2 | ELEMENT | he was a member of a very old yorkshire family , which had for many generations held a position of influence in the county . | |
| 44 | february | 2 | PERIOD | in office 1835-1847 personal details born ( 1797-02-17) 17 february 1797 leeds , yorkshire died 1865 | |
| 45 | leeds corporation | 2 | INSTITUTION | stansfeld became an alderman of leeds corporation from after the passing of the municipal corporations | |
| 46 | borough | 2 | ESTATE | stansfeld was described as " one of the leading mercantile men " in leeds , and one who took an active part in many of the public affairs of the borough . | |
| 47 | ben rhydding hotel | 2 | PLACE | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 48 | bane | 2 | PERSON | his works included the bane and antidote of our monetary system ( 1857 ) and money and the money market explained ( 1860 ) . | |
| 49 | establishment | 2 | ACT | he was one of the sponsors of the establishment , in april 1844 , of the leeds friendly loan society , which was , in part , designed to make loans to wage-earners who wished to establish their own small businesses . | |
| 50 | ellen | 2 | PERSON | radical * liberal spouse ellen towgood ( m. 1845 ; died 1865 ) parent(s ) david stansfeld sarah wolrich relatives sir james stansfeld william crompton-stansfield james rawdon stansfeld thomas wolryche stansfeld john r. e. stansfeld occupation * | |
| 51 | matrimony | 2 | STATE | in 1843 , stansfeld became embroiled in a theological controversy when walter hook publicly challenged an assertion stansfeld had made in a speech , that a tract taking a puseyite stance on matrimony had been published in leeds . | |
| 52 | correspondence | 2 | SIMILARITY | as was normal for the times , the dispute played out through correspondence in local newspapers . | |
| 53 | currency | 2 | CURRENCY | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 54 | member | 2 | PERSON | he was a member of a very old yorkshire family , which had for many generations held a position of influence in the county . | |
| 55 | briggs | 2 | PERSON | stansfeld was a junior partner in the textile manufacturing company of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , which succumbed to bankruptcy in the panic of 1825 . | |
| 56 | hotel | 2 | PLACE | merchant * politician hamer stansfeld jp ( /ˈstænsfiːld/ stanss-feeld ; 17 february 1797 - 1865 ) was a british merchant and radical and liberal politician who represented leeds as mayor ( 1843-44 ) and alderman ( from 1835 ) , and led the development of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel , the ben rhydding hydro ( 1844 ) . | |
| 57 | walter hook | 2 | PERSON | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 58 | author | 2 | PERSON | british woolen merchant , mayor of leeds in 1843 , activist and author ( 1797-1865 ) | |
| 59 | state | 2 | STATE | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 60 | trade | 2 | ACT | in his views , stansfeld was a liberal radical , a strong advocate of the principles of free trade , and leading member of the anti-corn law league . | |
| 61 | speech | 2 | SPEECH | in 1843 , stansfeld became embroiled in a theological controversy when walter hook publicly challenged an assertion stansfeld had made in a speech , that a tract taking a puseyite stance on matrimony had been published in leeds . | |
| 62 | tories | 2 | UNKNOWN | church rates and the church of england stansfeld 's opposition to church rates placed him against walter hook , vicar of leeds , and leeds tories , who supported their reimposition . | |
| 63 | gentleman | 2 | PERSON | he possessed the courtesy of the true gentleman ; and withal he was intelligent , enlightened , and firm to his purpose . | |
| 64 | junior partner | 2 | PERSON | stansfeld was a junior partner in the textile manufacturing company of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , which succumbed to bankruptcy in the panic of 1825 . | |
| 65 | church rates | 2 | PERSON | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 66 | issue | 2 | QUESTION | the question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) william beckett , a conservative ; and james garth marshall , a liberal whose election committee was chaired by stansfeld . | |
| 67 | company | 2 | INSTITUTION | stansfeld was a junior partner in the textile manufacturing company of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , which succumbed to bankruptcy in the panic of 1825 . | |
| 68 | ben rhydding hydro | 2 | PERSON | merchant * politician hamer stansfeld jp ( /ˈstænsfiːld/ stanss-feeld ; 17 february 1797 - 1865 ) was a british merchant and radical and liberal politician who represented leeds as mayor ( 1843-44 ) and alderman ( from 1835 ) , and led the development of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel , the ben rhydding hydro ( 1844 ) . | |
| 69 | thomas wolrich | 2 | PERSON | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 70 | austrian silesia | 1 | PLACE | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 71 | press | 1 | INSTITUTION | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 72 | esteem | 1 | ACT | mr stansfeld was a man for whom i had the greatest esteem . | |
| 73 | john r. e. stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | radical * liberal spouse ellen towgood ( m. 1845 ; died 1865 ) parent(s ) david stansfeld sarah wolrich relatives sir james stansfeld william crompton-stansfield james rawdon stansfeld thomas wolryche stansfeld john r. e. stansfeld occupation * | |
| 74 | extension | 1 | ACTIVITY | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 75 | samuel hamer | 1 | PERSON | samuel hamer of hamer , rochdale , lancashire 7 . | |
| 76 | bank charter act | 1 | ACT | the bane and antidote of our monetary system suggested , and the impolicy of the bank charter act of 1844 demonstrated , in a series of letters and essays . | |
| 77 | vote | 1 | ACT | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 78 | home secretary | 1 | PERSON | the tories first made an indirect and oblique criticism of stansfeld within the council chamber ; later , they organised an unsuccessful petition to the marquess of normanby , the home secretary , calling for stansfeld 's removal as alderman . | |
| 79 | article | 1 | ARTICLE | together with an article from the leeds mercury , " is dr . | |
| 80 | stance | 1 | PLACE | in 1843 , stansfeld became embroiled in a theological controversy when walter hook publicly challenged an assertion stansfeld had made in a speech , that a tract taking a puseyite stance on matrimony had been published in leeds . | |
| 81 | proportion | 1 | QUANTITY | in the pound on his proportion of every debt . | |
| 82 | order | 1 | ACT | such instances of mercantile honour as this should be widely known , in order that they may be both admired and imitated . | |
| 83 | mr stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | mr stansfeld was a man for whom i had the greatest esteem . | |
| 84 | question | 1 | QUESTION | the question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) william beckett , a conservative ; and james garth marshall , a liberal whose election committee was chaired by stansfeld . | |
| 85 | mission | 1 | PLACE | money and the money market explained and the future rate of discount considered , with an appeal to r. cobden & j. bright to fulfil their mission , by procuring free trade in sound money . hook , walter farquhar ( 1843 ) . | |
| 86 | assertion stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | in 1843 , stansfeld became embroiled in a theological controversy when walter hook publicly challenged an assertion stansfeld had made in a speech , that a tract taking a puseyite stance on matrimony had been published in leeds . | |
| 87 | proponent | 1 | PERSON | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 88 | president | 1 | PERSON | he was a supporter of household suffrage for the elective franchise , and in 1837 became president of the leeds household suffrage association . | |
| 89 | career business stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 90 | banks | 1 | PERSON | money and banking stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the bank charter | |
| 91 | walter farquhar | 1 | PERSON | money and the money market explained and the future rate of discount considered , with an appeal to r. cobden & j. bright to fulfil their mission , by procuring free trade in sound money . hook , walter farquhar ( 1843 ) . | |
| 92 | government education bill | 1 | PERSON | hook and h. stansfeld , concerning the puseyite tract on matrimony , including a copy of the tract and mr . stansfeld 's speech at the leeds borough meeting on the government education bill . | |
| 93 | hamer stansfeld jp | 1 | PERSON | alderman hamer stansfeld jp mayor of leeds | |
| 94 | tractarian walter hook | 1 | PERSON | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 95 | stansfield | 1 | PERSON | radical * liberal spouse ellen towgood ( m. 1845 ; died 1865 ) parent(s ) david stansfeld sarah wolrich relatives sir james stansfeld william crompton stansfield james rawdon stansfeld thomas wolryche stansfeld john r. e. stansfeld occupation * | |
| 96 | banker | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld married ellen , daughter of the english banker , industrialist , and papermaker , matthew towgood ( 1761-1831 ) , in 1845 . | |
| 97 | split | 1 | PLACE | the question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) william beckett , a conservative ; and james garth marshall , a liberal whose election committee was chaired by stansfeld . | |
| 98 | ideas | 1 | ACT | he repeatedly put forward his ideas on these subjects in letters to newspapers and journals and in pamphlets which he distributed widely . | |
| 99 | london | 1 | PLACE | he corresponded with richard cobden and john bright , and lobbied in london for the interests of the town . | |
| 100 | background hamer stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 101 | gräfenberg | 1 | UNKNOWN | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 102 | share | 1 | ACTION | ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . | |
| 103 | reformer | 1 | PERSON | in his advocation of hydrotherapy , stansfeld was also joined by his brother-in-law , the writer , reformer , and activist frederick towgood ( 1807-1860 ) . | |
| 104 | merchant david stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 105 | wife sarah wolrich | 1 | PERSON | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 106 | household suffrage | 1 | CONCLUSION | he was a supporter of household suffrage for the elective franchise , and in 1837 became president of the leeds household suffrage association . | |
| 107 | highfield | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld retired from public life in about the late 1850s , and resided at highfield in windermere , cumbria . | |
| 108 | money market explained | 1 | PERSON | his works included the bane and antidote of our monetary system ( 1857 ) and money and the money market explained ( 1860 ) . | |
| 109 | integrity | 1 | EVENT | he was full of industry , integrity , and excellence . | |
| 110 | bainesocracy | 1 | UNKNOWN | though baines lost this contest , the " bainesocracy " in municipal leeds achieved a measure of payback when stansfeld failed to be re-elected to the leeds corporation later in 1847 . | |
| 111 | payback | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | though baines lost this contest , the " bainesocracy " in municipal leeds achieved a measure of payback when stansfeld failed to be re-elected to the leeds corporation later in 1847 . | |
| 112 | removal | 1 | PERSON | the tories first made an indirect and oblique criticism of stansfeld within the council chamber ; later , they organised an unsuccessful petition to the marquess of normanby , the home secretary , calling for stansfeld 's removal as alderman . | |
| 113 | john stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | john stansfeld of sowerby , yorkshire 8 . | |
| 114 | shareholders | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld was one of the first and principal shareholders in the establishment of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel , the wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel ( ben rhydding hydro ) , in ben rhydding near ilkley , west yorkshire , which opened in 1844 . | |
| 115 | yorkshire family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | he was a member of a very old yorkshire family , which had for many generations held a position of influence in the county . | |
| 116 | benefits | 1 | INSTANCE | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 117 | weeks | 1 | PERIOD | ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . | |
| 118 | baines | 1 | PERSON | state education stansfeld was a zealous advocate of state-assisted education and an opponent of edward baines who argued for voluntaryism in the provision of education . | |
| 119 | matthew towgood | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld married ellen , daughter of the english banker , industrialist , and papermaker , matthew towgood ( 1761-1831 ) , in 1845 . | |
| 120 | generations | 1 | PERSON | he was a member of a very old yorkshire family , which had for many generations held a position of influence in the county . | |
| 121 | party | 1 | GROUP | british political party * | |
| 122 | marriage | 1 | EVENT | ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . | |
| 123 | cause | 1 | CAUSE | act 1844 which he saw as the cause of the commercial and banking crisis known as the panic of 1847 . | |
| 124 | payment | 1 | INSTANCE | ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . | |
| 125 | europe | 1 | PLACE | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 126 | foundation stone | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld , himself , was a unitarian , and he laid the foundation stone of the 1848 mill hill chapel in city square , leeds . | |
| 127 | son | 1 | PERSON | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 128 | expulsion | 1 | ACT | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 129 | j. bright | 1 | PERSON | money and the money market explained and the future rate of discount considered , with an appeal to r. cobden & j. bright to fulfil their mission , by procuring free trade in sound money . hook , walter farquhar ( 1843 ) . | |
| 130 | distinction | 1 | ACT | stansfeld defended himself by drawing the distinction between actions taken as alderman , and those of a private individual . | |
| 131 | soldiers james rawdon stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | he was a descendant of the stansfeld family of stansfield and sowerby , yorkshire , uncle of the liberal politician sir james stansfeld , and a distant cousin of the politician william crompton-stansfield and the soldiers james rawdon stansfeld , thomas wolryche stansfeld and john r. e. stansfeld . | |
| 132 | advocation | 1 | UNKNOWN | in his advocation of hydrotherapy , stansfeld was also joined by his brother-in-law , the writer , reformer , and activist frederick towgood ( 1807-1860 ) . | |
| 133 | bibliography | 1 | UNIT | bibliography * | |
| 134 | r. cobden | 1 | PERSON | money and the money market explained and the future rate of discount considered , with an appeal to r. cobden & j. bright to fulfil their mission , by procuring free trade in sound money . hook , walter farquhar ( 1843 ) . | |
| 135 | industry | 1 | INSTITUTION | he was full of industry , integrity , and excellence . | |
| 136 | richard cobden | 1 | PERSON | he corresponded with richard cobden and john bright , and lobbied in london for the interests of the town . | |
| 137 | thomas wolryche stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | radical * liberal spouse ellen towgood ( m. 1845 ; died 1865 ) parent(s ) david stansfeld sarah wolrich relatives sir james stansfeld william crompton-stansfield james rawdon stansfeld thomas wolryche stansfeld john r. e. stansfeld occupation * | |
| 138 | bishops | 1 | SET | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 139 | abolition | 1 | ACT | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 140 | assessment | 1 | ACT | smiles 's assessment is matched by an 1845 anecdote in the spectator , citing the leeds mercury : several years since , the firm of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , of which mr . hamer stansfeld was a junior partner , became unfortunate . | |
| 141 | measure | 1 | MEASURE | though baines lost this contest , the " bainesocracy " in municipal leeds achieved a measure of payback when stansfeld failed to be re-elected to the leeds corporation later in 1847 . | |
| 142 | textile | 1 | MATERIAL | stansfeld was a junior partner in the textile manufacturing company of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , which succumbed to bankruptcy in the panic of 1825 . | |
| 143 | incident | 1 | OCCURRENCE | the incident played out via letters republished in local newspapers , and reflected a concern held in the town as to whether hook , given his high church views , could be considered a protestant . | |
| 144 | ballot | 1 | BALL | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 145 | held | 1 | ACTIVITY | he was a member of a very old yorkshire family , which had for many generations held a position of influence in the county . | |
| 146 | opposition | 1 | STATE | church rates and the church of england stansfeld 's opposition to church rates placed him against walter hook , vicar of leeds , and leeds tories , who supported their reimposition . | |
| 147 | state education stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | state education stansfeld was a zealous advocate of state-assisted education and an opponent of edward baines who argued for voluntaryism in the provision of education . | |
| 148 | council chamber | 1 | PERSON | the tories first made an indirect and oblique criticism of stansfeld within the council chamber ; later , they organised an unsuccessful petition to the marquess of normanby , the home secretary , calling for stansfeld 's removal as alderman . | |
| 149 | h. stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | hook and h. stansfeld , concerning the puseyite tract on matrimony , including a copy of the tract and mr . stansfeld 's speech at the leeds borough meeting on the government education bill . | |
| 150 | commercial | 1 | PERSON | act 1844 which he saw as the cause of the commercial and banking crisis known as the panic of 1847 . | |
| 151 | mercantile men | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld was described as " one of the leading mercantile men " in leeds , and one who took an active part in many of the public affairs of the borough . | |
| 152 | loans | 1 | ACT | he was one of the sponsors of the establishment , in april 1844 , of the leeds friendly loan society , which was , in part , designed to make loans to wage-earners who wished to establish their own small businesses . | |
| 153 | word | 1 | WORD | in a word , his character was sterling . | |
| 154 | leeds intelligencer | 1 | PLACE | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 155 | politician | 1 | PERSON | merchant * politician hamer stansfeld jp ( /ˈstænsfiːld/ stanss-feeld ; 17 february 1797 - 1865 ) was a british merchant and radical and liberal politician who represented leeds as mayor ( 1843-44 ) and alderman ( from 1835 ) , and led the development of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel , the ben rhydding hydro ( 1844 ) . | |
| 156 | henry cowper marshall | 1 | PERSON | in office 1843-1844 preceded by henry cowper marshall succeeded by darnton lupton alderman of leeds | |
| 157 | uncle | 1 | PERSON | he was a descendant of the stansfeld family of stansfield and sowerby , yorkshire , uncle of the liberal politician sir james stansfeld , and a distant cousin of the politician william crompton-stansfield and the soldiers james rawdon stansfeld , thomas wolryche stansfeld and john r. e. stansfeld . | |
| 158 | yorkshire resting place westmorland nationality | 1 | PLACE | ilkley , yorkshire resting place westmorland nationality | |
| 159 | office personal details born | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 160 | county | 1 | PLACE | he was a member of a very old yorkshire family , which had for many generations held a position of influence in the county . | |
| 161 | commission | 1 | INSTANCE | he was described as one of the most active magistrates on the commission for the peace of the borough of leeds and was also a justice of the peace for the west riding of yorkshire . | |
| 162 | election | 1 | PERSON | the question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) william beckett , a conservative ; and james garth marshall , a liberal whose election committee was chaired by stansfeld . | |
| 163 | alderman hamer stansfeld jp mayor | 1 | HUMAN ROLE | alderman hamer stansfeld jp mayor of leeds | |
| 164 | sound money | 1 | MONEY | money and the money market explained and the future rate of discount considered , with an appeal to r. cobden & j. bright to fulfil their mission , by procuring free trade in sound money . hook , walter farquhar ( 1843 ) . | |
| 165 | city square | 1 | PLACE | stansfeld , himself , was a unitarian , and he laid the foundation stone of the 1848 mill hill chapel in city square , leeds . | |
| 166 | rate | 1 | RATE | money and the money market explained and the future rate of discount considered , with an appeal to r. cobden & j. bright to fulfil their mission , by procuring free trade in sound money . hook , walter farquhar ( 1843 ) . | |
| 167 | copy | 1 | PERSON | hook and h. stansfeld , concerning the puseyite tract on matrimony , including a copy of the tract and mr . stansfeld 's speech at the leeds borough meeting on the government education bill . | |
| 168 | child | 1 | PERSON | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 169 | instances | 1 | UNKNOWN | such instances of mercantile honour as this should be widely known , in order that they may be both admired and imitated . | |
| 170 | attack | 1 | EVENT | the tories made a political issue of the dispute and , in april 1840 , launched a personal attack on stansfeld , alleging that his position constituted a breach of the oath he had taken as alderman , to ' ... | |
| 171 | man | 1 | PERSON | mr stansfeld was a man for whom i had the greatest esteem . | |
| 172 | duration | 1 | MEASURE | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 173 | debt | 1 | MONEY | in the pound on his proportion of every debt . | |
| 174 | unitarian | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld , himself , was a unitarian , and he laid the foundation stone of the 1848 mill hill chapel in city square , leeds . | |
| 175 | oath | 1 | CAUSE | the tories made a political issue of the dispute and , in april 1840 , launched a personal attack on stansfeld , alleging that his position constituted a breach of the oath he had taken as alderman , to ' ... | |
| 176 | virtue | 1 | PERSON | never exercise any power authority or influence which i may possess by virtue of the office of alderman to injure or weaken the protestant church.... ' | |
| 177 | descendant | 1 | WORD | he was a descendant of the stansfeld family of stansfield and sowerby , yorkshire , uncle of the liberal politician sir james stansfeld , and a distant cousin of the politician william crompton-stansfield and the soldiers james rawdon stansfeld , thomas wolryche stansfeld and john r. e. stansfeld . | |
| 178 | darnton lupton alderman | 1 | PERSON | in office 1843-1844 preceded by henry cowper marshall succeeded by darnton lupton alderman of leeds | |
| 179 | reform | 1 | AMOUNT | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 180 | banking | 1 | QUANTITY | money and banking stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the bank charter | |
| 181 | politician william crompton stansfield | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 182 | activist frederick towgood | 1 | PERSON | in his advocation of hydrotherapy , stansfeld was also joined by his brother-in-law , the writer , reformer , and activist frederick towgood ( 1807-1860 ) . | |
| 183 | west yorkshire | 1 | PLACE | stansfeld was one of the first and principal shareholders in the establishment of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel , the wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel ( ben rhydding hydro ) , in ben rhydding near ilkley , west yorkshire , which opened in 1844 . | |
| 184 | voluntaryism | 1 | CONCEPT | state education stansfeld was a zealous advocate of state-assisted education and an opponent of edward baines who argued for voluntaryism in the provision of education . | |
| 185 | toby wolrich | 1 | PERSON | toby wolrich of armley house , leeds , yorkshire 6 . | |
| 186 | creditors | 1 | PERSON | ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . | |
| 187 | february leeds | 1 | PLACE | ||
| 188 | england stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | church rates and the church of england stansfeld 's opposition to church rates placed him against walter hook , vicar of leeds , and leeds tories , who supported their reimposition . | |
| 189 | principles | 1 | POSITION | in his views , stansfeld was a liberal radical , a strong advocate of the principles of free trade , and leading member of the anti-corn law league . | |
| 190 | eli stansfield | 1 | PERSON | eli stansfield of sowerby , yorkshire 4 . | |
| 191 | ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment | 1 | PERSON | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 192 | soul | 1 | PERSON | as was said of some one — he had the whitest soul that ever i knew . | |
| 193 | vincenz priessnitz | 1 | PERSON | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 194 | stansfelds | 1 | UNKNOWN | the stansfelds resided at headingley lodge , headingley and , in 1849 , bought the grange at burley in wharfedale . | |
| 195 | period | 1 | PERIOD | ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . | |
| 196 | windermere | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld retired from public life in about the late 1850s , and resided at highfield in windermere , cumbria . | |
| 197 | journals | 1 | QUANTITY | he repeatedly put forward his ideas on these subjects in letters to newspapers and journals and in pamphlets which he distributed widely . | |
| 198 | magistrates | 1 | UNKNOWN | he was described as one of the most active magistrates on the commission for the peace of the borough of leeds and was also a justice of the peace for the west riding of yorkshire . | |
| 199 | actions | 1 | ACTION | stansfeld defended himself by drawing the distinction between actions taken as alderman , and those of a private individual . | |
| 200 | ancestry ancestors | 1 | WORD | ancestry ancestors of hamer stansfeld 16 . | |
| 201 | businesses | 1 | STATE | he was one of the sponsors of the establishment , in april 1844 , of the leeds friendly loan society , which was , in part , designed to make loans to wage-earners who wished to establish their own small businesses . | |
| 202 | parliaments | 1 | ACT | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 203 | leeds friendly loan society | 1 | INSTITUTION | he was one of the sponsors of the establishment , in april 1844 , of the leeds friendly loan society , which was , in part , designed to make loans to wage-earners who wished to establish their own small businesses . | |
| 204 | radical joseph sturge | 1 | PERSON | edward baines 's favoured candidate , the radical joseph sturge , was not elected . | |
| 205 | passing | 1 | ACT | stansfeld became an alderman of leeds corporation from after the passing of the municipal corporations | |
| 206 | courtesy | 1 | REQUEST | he possessed the courtesy of the true gentleman ; and withal he was intelligent , enlightened , and firm to his purpose . | |
| 207 | supporter | 1 | PERSON | he was a supporter of household suffrage for the elective franchise , and in 1837 became president of the leeds household suffrage association . | |
| 208 | individual | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld defended himself by drawing the distinction between actions taken as alderman , and those of a private individual . | |
| 209 | excellence | 1 | PERSON | he was full of industry , integrity , and excellence . | |
| 210 | marquess | 1 | PERSON | the tories first made an indirect and oblique criticism of stansfeld within the council chamber ; later , they organised an unsuccessful petition to the marquess of normanby , the home secretary , calling for stansfeld 's removal as alderman . | |
| 211 | bank charter | 1 | PERSON | money and banking stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the bank charter | |
| 212 | works | 1 | UNKNOWN | his works included the bane and antidote of our monetary system ( 1857 ) and money and the money market explained ( 1860 ) . | |
| 213 | west riding | 1 | PERSON | he was described as one of the most active magistrates on the commission for the peace of the borough of leeds and was also a justice of the peace for the west riding of yorkshire . | |
| 214 | whose election committee | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | the question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) william beckett , a conservative ; and james garth marshall , a liberal whose election committee was chaired by stansfeld . | |
| 215 | grange | 1 | PERSON | the stansfelds resided at headingley lodge , headingley and , in 1849 , bought the grange at burley in wharfedale . | |
| 216 | number | 1 | NUMBER | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 217 | courts | 1 | EVENT | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 218 | withal | 1 | UNKNOWN | he possessed the courtesy of the true gentleman ; and withal he was intelligent , enlightened , and firm to his purpose . | |
| 219 | impolicy | 1 | UNKNOWN | the bane and antidote of our monetary system suggested , and the impolicy of the bank charter act of 1844 demonstrated , in a series of letters and essays . | |
| 220 | praise | 1 | ACT | the author and reformer samuel smiles ( 1812-1904 ) , who had worked with stansfeld on radical causes and counted him as a friend , was unstinting in his praise : | |
| 221 | criticism | 1 | ACT | the tories first made an indirect and oblique criticism of stansfeld within the council chamber ; later , they organised an unsuccessful petition to the marquess of normanby , the home secretary , calling for stansfeld 's removal as alderman . | |
| 222 | power authority | 1 | PERSON | never exercise any power authority or influence which i may possess by virtue of the office of alderman to injure or weaken the protestant church.... ' | |
| 223 | expectations | 1 | ACT | the question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) william beckett , a conservative ; and james garth marshall , a liberal whose election committee was chaired by stansfeld . | |
| 224 | honour | 1 | UNKNOWN | such instances of mercantile honour as this should be widely known , in order that they may be both admired and imitated . | |
| 225 | stanss feeld | 1 | UNKNOWN | ||
| 226 | pamphlets | 1 | PERSON | he repeatedly put forward his ideas on these subjects in letters to newspapers and journals and in pamphlets which he distributed widely . | |
| 227 | petition | 1 | ACT | the tories first made an indirect and oblique criticism of stansfeld within the council chamber ; later , they organised an unsuccessful petition to the marquess of normanby , the home secretary , calling for stansfeld 's removal as alderman . | |
| 228 | burley | 1 | PERSON | the stansfelds resided at headingley lodge , headingley and , in 1849 , bought the grange at burley in wharfedale . | |
| 229 | reimposition | 1 | UNKNOWN | church rates and the church of england stansfeld 's opposition to church rates placed him against walter hook , vicar of leeds , and leeds tories , who supported their reimposition . | |
| 230 | municipal corporations | 1 | UNKNOWN | stansfeld became an alderman of leeds corporation from after the passing of the municipal corporations | |
| 231 | writings | 1 | SYMBOL | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 232 | causes | 1 | CAUSE | the author and reformer samuel smiles ( 1812-1904 ) , who had worked with stansfeld on radical causes and counted him as a friend , was unstinting in his praise : | |
| 233 | grandson | 1 | PERSON | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 234 | david stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | radical * liberal spouse ellen towgood ( m. 1845 ; died 1865 ) parent(s ) david stansfeld sarah wolrich relatives sir james stansfeld william crompton-stansfield james rawdon stansfeld thomas wolryche stansfeld john r. e. stansfeld occupation * | |
| 235 | development | 1 | UNKNOWN | merchant * politician hamer stansfeld jp ( /ˈstænsfiːld/ stanss-feeld ; 17 february 1797 - 1865 ) was a british merchant and radical and liberal politician who represented leeds as mayor ( 1843-44 ) and alderman ( from 1835 ) , and led the development of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel , the ben rhydding hydro ( 1844 ) . | |
| 236 | controversy | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1843 , stansfeld became embroiled in a theological controversy when walter hook publicly challenged an assertion stansfeld had made in a speech , that a tract taking a puseyite stance on matrimony had been published in leeds . | |
| 237 | appeal | 1 | PERSON | money and the money market explained and the future rate of discount considered , with an appeal to r. cobden & j. bright to fulfil their mission , by procuring free trade in sound money . hook , walter farquhar ( 1843 ) . | |
| 238 | wage earners | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 239 | rates | 1 | PERSON | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 240 | high churchman | 1 | PERSON | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 241 | john bright | 1 | PERSON | he corresponded with richard cobden and john bright , and lobbied in london for the interests of the town . | |
| 242 | paper money | 1 | MONEY | money and banking stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the bank charter | |
| 243 | times | 1 | UNKNOWN | as was normal for the times , the dispute played out through correspondence in local newspapers . | |
| 244 | papermaker | 1 | UNKNOWN | stansfeld married ellen , daughter of the english banker , industrialist , and papermaker , matthew towgood ( 1761-1831 ) , in 1845 . | |
| 245 | separation | 1 | DISTANCE | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 246 | wharfedale hydropathic establishment | 1 | ACT | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 247 | debts | 1 | MONEY | ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . | |
| 248 | spectator | 1 | PERSON | smiles 's assessment is matched by an 1845 anecdote in the spectator , citing the leeds mercury : several years since , the firm of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , of which mr . hamer stansfeld was a junior partner , became unfortunate . | |
| 249 | purpose | 1 | PURPOSE | he possessed the courtesy of the true gentleman ; and withal he was intelligent , enlightened , and firm to his purpose . | |
| 250 | providence | 1 | PLACE | ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . | |
| 251 | banking stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | money and banking stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the bank charter | |
| 252 | william beckett | 1 | PERSON | the question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) william beckett , a conservative ; and james garth marshall , a liberal whose election committee was chaired by stansfeld . | |
| 253 | platforms | 1 | PLACE | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 254 | politician sir james stansfeld | 1 | PERSON | he was a descendant of the stansfeld family of stansfield and sowerby , yorkshire , uncle of the liberal politician sir james stansfeld , and a distant cousin of the politician william crompton-stansfield and the soldiers james rawdon stansfeld , thomas wolryche stansfeld and john r. e. stansfeld . | |
| 255 | affairs | 1 | EVENT | stansfeld was described as " one of the leading mercantile men " in leeds , and one who took an active part in many of the public affairs of the borough . | |
| 256 | cumbria | 1 | PLACE | stansfeld retired from public life in about the late 1850s , and resided at highfield in windermere , cumbria . | |
| 257 | justice | 1 | PROPERTY | he was described as one of the most active magistrates on the commission for the peace of the borough of leeds and was also a justice of the peace for the west riding of yorkshire . | |
| 258 | bankruptcy | 1 | CONDITION | stansfeld was a junior partner in the textile manufacturing company of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , which succumbed to bankruptcy in the panic of 1825 . | |
| 259 | interests | 1 | ACT | he corresponded with richard cobden and john bright , and lobbied in london for the interests of the town . | |
| 260 | place | 1 | PLACE | ilkley , yorkshire resting place westmorland nationality | |
| 261 | discount | 1 | PERSON | money and the money market explained and the future rate of discount considered , with an appeal to r. cobden & j. bright to fulfil their mission , by procuring free trade in sound money . hook , walter farquhar ( 1843 ) . | |
| 262 | years | 1 | PERIOD | smiles 's assessment is matched by an 1845 anecdote in the spectator , citing the leeds mercury : several years since , the firm of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , of which mr . hamer stansfeld was a junior partner , became unfortunate . | |
| 263 | brother in law | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 264 | leeds household suffrage association | 1 | INSTITUTION | he was a supporter of household suffrage for the elective franchise , and in 1837 became president of the leeds household suffrage association . | |
| 265 | mill hill chapel | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld , himself , was a unitarian , and he laid the foundation stone of the 1848 mill hill chapel in city square , leeds . | |
| 266 | liberal spouse ellen towgood | 1 | PERSON | radical * liberal spouse ellen towgood ( m. 1845 ; died 1865 ) parent(s ) david stansfeld sarah wolrich relatives sir james stansfeld william crompton-stansfield james rawdon stansfeld thomas wolryche stansfeld john r. e. stansfeld occupation * | |
| 267 | subjects | 1 | UNKNOWN | he repeatedly put forward his ideas on these subjects in letters to newspapers and journals and in pamphlets which he distributed widely . | |
| 268 | medium | 1 | MEDIUM | money and banking stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the bank charter | |
| 269 | normanby | 1 | UNKNOWN | the tories first made an indirect and oblique criticism of stansfeld within the council chamber ; later , they organised an unsuccessful petition to the marquess of normanby , the home secretary , calling for stansfeld 's removal as alderman . | |
| 270 | headingley lodge | 1 | PLACE | the stansfelds resided at headingley lodge , headingley and , in 1849 , bought the grange at burley in wharfedale . | |
| 271 | fault | 1 | STATE | money and banking stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the bank charter | |
| 272 | rochdale | 1 | PLACE | samuel hamer of hamer , rochdale , lancashire 7 . | |
| 273 | essays | 1 | UNKNOWN | the bane and antidote of our monetary system suggested , and the impolicy of the bank charter act of 1844 demonstrated , in a series of letters and essays . | |
| 274 | wharfedale | 1 | PERSON | hydrotherapy and the ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment and ben rhydding hotel c. 1861 stansfeld had travelled in europe in 1843 , where he was introduced to , and persuaded of , the benefits of hydrotherapy as practiced by vincenz priessnitz in gräfenberg , austrian silesia . | |
| 275 | stansfeld family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | he was a descendant of the stansfeld family of stansfield and sowerby , yorkshire , uncle of the liberal politician sir james stansfeld , and a distant cousin of the politician william crompton-stansfield and the soldiers james rawdon stansfeld , thomas wolryche stansfeld and john r. e. stansfeld . | |
| 276 | character | 1 | EVENT | in a word , his character was sterling . | |
| 277 | exchange | 1 | LANGUAGE | money and banking stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the bank charter | |
| 278 | notions | 1 | ACT | money and banking stansfeld held strong notions on currency , and was a great advocate of paper money , issued by private banks , as a medium of exchange ; he found great fault with the bank charter | |
| 279 | james garth marshall | 1 | PERSON | the question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) william beckett , a conservative ; and james garth marshall , a liberal whose election committee was chaired by stansfeld . | |
| 280 | headingley | 1 | UNKNOWN | the stansfelds resided at headingley lodge , headingley and , in 1849 , bought the grange at burley in wharfedale . | |
| 281 | ben rhydding | 1 | PERSON | merchant * politician hamer stansfeld jp ( /ˈstænsfiːld/ stanss-feeld ; 17 february 1797 - 1865 ) was a british merchant and radical and liberal politician who represented leeds as mayor ( 1843-44 ) and alderman ( from 1835 ) , and led the development of the first custom-built hydropathic hotel , the ben rhydding hydro ( 1844 ) . | |
| 282 | above firm | 1 | INSTITUTION | ever since that period , this gentleman has contemplated the payment , if providence should prosper him , of his share of the debts owing by the above firm ; and just previous to his marriage , which took place a few weeks since , he sent round a circular to all his former creditors , accompanied by 20s . | |
| 283 | opponent | 1 | PERSON | state education stansfeld was a zealous advocate of state-assisted education and an opponent of edward baines who argued for voluntaryism in the provision of education . | |
| 284 | cousin | 1 | PERSON | he was a descendant of the stansfeld family of stansfield and sowerby , yorkshire , uncle of the liberal politician sir james stansfeld , and a distant cousin of the politician william crompton-stansfield and the soldiers james rawdon stansfeld , thomas wolryche stansfeld and john r. e. stansfeld . | |
| 285 | leeds tories | 1 | PLACE | church rates and the church of england stansfeld 's opposition to church rates placed him against walter hook , vicar of leeds , and leeds tories , who supported their reimposition . | |
| 286 | activist | 1 | PERSON | british woolen merchant , mayor of leeds in 1843 , activist and author ( 1797-1865 ) | |
| 287 | writer | 1 | PERSON | in his advocation of hydrotherapy , stansfeld was also joined by his brother-in-law , the writer , reformer , and activist frederick towgood ( 1807-1860 ) . | |
| 288 | anecdote | 1 | NUMBER | smiles 's assessment is matched by an 1845 anecdote in the spectator , citing the leeds mercury : several years since , the firm of stansfeld , briggs , and stansfeld , of which mr . hamer stansfeld was a junior partner , became unfortunate . | |
| 289 | august | 1 | PERIOD | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 290 | series | 1 | SERIES | the bane and antidote of our monetary system suggested , and the impolicy of the bank charter act of 1844 demonstrated , in a series of letters and essays . | |
| 291 | lords | 1 | PERSON | the leeds intelligencer of august 1840 noted a number of other platforms on which stansfeld stood : the entire separation of church and state ; expulsion of bishops from the house of lords ; vote by ballot ; shortening the duration of parliaments ; abolition of church rates ; and the reform of ecclesiastical courts . | |
| 292 | friend | 1 | PERSON | the author and reformer samuel smiles ( 1812-1904 ) , who had worked with stansfeld on radical causes and counted him as a friend , was unstinting in his praise : | |
| 293 | webb | 1 | PERSON | webb , millington , and company . * stansfeld , hamer ( 1860 ) . | |
| 294 | pound | 1 | UNIT | in the pound on his proportion of every debt . | |
| 295 | politics leeds town hall | 1 | PLACE | politics leeds town hall ( 2007 ) | |
| 296 | sponsors | 1 | UNKNOWN | he was one of the sponsors of the establishment , in april 1844 , of the leeds friendly loan society , which was , in part , designed to make loans to wage-earners who wished to establish their own small businesses . | |
| 297 | money market | 1 | PERSON | his works included the bane and antidote of our monetary system ( 1857 ) and money and the money market explained ( 1860 ) . | |
| 298 | candidate | 1 | AMOUNT | edward baines 's favoured candidate , the radical joseph sturge , was not elected . | |
| 299 | demonstrated | 1 | UNKNOWN | the bane and antidote of our monetary system suggested , and the impolicy of the bank charter act of 1844 demonstrated , in a series of letters and essays . | |
| 300 | lancashire | 1 | PERSON | samuel hamer of hamer , rochdale , lancashire 7 . | |
| 301 | money supply | 1 | PERSON | prominent in the anti-corn law league and as a proponent of the extension of the electoral franchise and state-funded education , he was also known for his writings on currency and money supply and for a dispute , played out in the local press , with the high churchman and tractarian walter hook , vicar of leeds . | |
| 302 | house | 1 | PLACE | hamer stansfeld was born on 17 february 1797 , the ninth son and thirteenth child of the merchant david stansfeld ( 1755-1818 ) , of leeds , yorkshire , and his wife sarah wolrich ( 1757-1824 ) , daughter of thomas wolrich ( 1719-91 ) of armley house , leeds ; and grandson of david stansfeld ( 1720-69 ) of hope hall , halifax , yorkshire . | |
| 303 | high church views | 1 | PERSON | the incident played out via letters republished in local newspapers , and reflected a concern held in the town as to whether hook , given his high church views , could be considered a protestant . | |
| 304 | smiles | 1 | PERSON | the author and reformer samuel smiles ( 1812-1904 ) , who had worked with stansfeld on radical causes and counted him as a friend , was unstinting in his praise : | |
| 305 | radical | 1 | PERSON | radical * liberal spouse ellen towgood ( m. 1845 ; died 1865 ) parent(s ) david stansfeld sarah wolrich relatives sir james stansfeld william crompton-stansfield james rawdon stansfeld thomas wolryche stansfeld john r. e. stansfeld occupation * | |
| 306 | parent s | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 307 | mary farrer | 1 | PERSON | mary farrer 2 . david stansfield of leeds , yorkshire 10 . | |
| 308 | june | 1 | PERIOD | he died on 9 june 1865 in ilkley , and was buried in westmorland . | |
| 309 | contest | 1 | UNKNOWN | though baines lost this contest , the " bainesocracy " in municipal leeds achieved a measure of payback when stansfeld failed to be re-elected to the leeds corporation later in 1847 . | |
| 310 | industrialist | 1 | PERSON | stansfeld married ellen , daughter of the english banker , industrialist , and papermaker , matthew towgood ( 1761-1831 ) , in 1845 . | |
| 311 | penelope hatton sarah wolrich | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 312 | millington | 1 | PERSON | webb , millington , and company . * stansfeld , hamer ( 1860 ) . | |
| 313 | reformer samuel smiles | 1 | PERSON | the author and reformer samuel smiles ( 1812-1904 ) , who had worked with stansfeld on radical causes and counted him as a friend , was unstinting in his praise : | |
| 314 | views | 1 | PERSON | in his views , stansfeld was a liberal radical , a strong advocate of the principles of free trade , and leading member of the anti-corn law league . | |
| 315 | westmorland | 1 | PERSON | ilkley , yorkshire resting place westmorland nationality | |
| 316 | prussia | 1 | PERSON | he is noted as being " in prussia selling cloth " in c.1839-40 . | |
| 317 | margaret hamer | 1 | PERSON | margaret hamer 15 . | |
| 318 | breach | 1 | ACT | the tories made a political issue of the dispute and , in april 1840 , launched a personal attack on stansfeld , alleging that his position constituted a breach of the oath he had taken as alderman , to ' ... | |
| 319 | ranks | 1 | RANK | the question of whether educational provision should be voluntary or state supported proved to be a key issue in leeds and , in 1847 , caused a split in liberal ranks during the parliamentary election which returned ( perhaps against expectations ) william beckett , a conservative ; and james garth marshall , a liberal whose election committee was chaired by stansfeld . |
| Categoría | Objetos |
| PERSON |
activist activist frederick towgood advocate alderman anti corn law league appeal assertion stansfeld author background hamer stansfeld baines bane bank charter banker banking stansfeld banks ben rhydding ben rhydding hydro ben rhydding hydro wharfedale hydropathic establishment briggs brother in law burley career business stansfeld child church church rates commercial copy council chamber cousin creditors darnton lupton alderman daughter david stansfeld david stansfield discount edward baines election eli stansfield ellen england stansfeld excellence foundation stone friend generations gentleman government education bill grandson grange h. stansfeld hamer hamer stansfeld hamer stansfeld jp henry cowper marshall high church views high churchman highfield home secretary hook individual industrialist j. bright james garth marshall john bright john r. e. stansfeld john stansfeld junior partner lancashire leeds mercury liberal spouse ellen towgood lords man margaret hamer marquess mary farrer matthew towgood member mercantile men merchant merchant david stansfeld mill hill chapel millington money market money market explained money supply mr stansfeld office personal details born opponent pamphlets penelope hatton sarah wolrich politician politician sir james stansfeld politician william crompton stansfield power authority president proponent protestant prussia r. cobden radical radical joseph sturge rates reformer reformer samuel smiles removal richard cobden samuel hamer shareholders smiles soldiers james rawdon stansfeld son soul sowerby spectator stansfield state education stansfeld supporter thomas wolrich thomas wolryche stansfeld toby wolrich tractarian walter hook uncle unitarian vicar views vincenz priessnitz virtue wage earners walter farquhar walter hook webb west riding westmorland wharfedale wife sarah wolrich william beckett windermere writer parent s |
| PLACE |
armley house austrian silesia ben rhydding hotel city square county cumbria europe february leeds halifax headingley lodge hope hall hotel house leeds leeds intelligencer leeds tories london mission office place platforms politics leeds town hall providence rochdale split stance town west yorkshire yorkshire yorkshire resting place westmorland nationality |
| ACT |
abolition assessment bank charter act breach criticism distinction establishment esteem expectations expulsion franchise ideas interests loans notions order panic parliaments passing petition praise provision trade vote wharfedale hydropathic establishment |
| INSTITUTION |
above firm company firm industry leeds corporation leeds friendly loan society leeds household suffrage association press |
| EVENT |
affairs attack character courts integrity life marriage |
| PERIOD |
april august february june period weeks years |
| STATE |
businesses fault matrimony opposition peace state |
| MONEY |
debt debts money paper money sound money |
| QUANTITY |
banking journals newspapers proportion |
| WORD |
ancestry ancestors descendant word |
| CAUSE |
cause causes oath |
| INSTANCE |
benefits commission payment |
| HUMAN GROUP |
stansfeld family whose election committee yorkshire family |
| PURPOSE |
letters purpose |
| NUMBER |
anecdote number |
| POSITION |
position principles |
| UNIT |
bibliography pound |
| QUESTION |
issue question |
| ACTION |
actions share |
| HUMAN ROLE |
alderman hamer stansfeld jp mayor mayor |
| ACTIVITY |
extension held |
| AMOUNT |
candidate reform |
| MEASURE |
duration measure |
| SYMBOL |
writings |
| OCCURRENCE |
incident |
| CONCEPT |
voluntaryism |
| SIMILARITY |
correspondence |
| CURRENCY |
currency |
| MATERIAL |
textile |
| PROPERTY |
justice |
| SERIES |
series |
| MEDIUM |
medium |
| ARTICLE |
article |
| DISPUTE |
dispute |
| SET |
bishops |
| PROCESS |
education |
| DISTANCE |
separation |
| USE |
hydrotherapy |
| GROUP |
party |
| NARRATIVE |
tract |
| CONDITION |
bankruptcy |
| LANGUAGE |
exchange |
| RATE |
rate |
| CONCLUSION |
household suffrage |
| ELEMENT |
influence |
| RANK |
ranks |
| ESTATE |
borough |
| SYSTEM |
our monetary system |
| BALL |
ballot |
| SPEECH |
speech |
| REQUEST |
courtesy |
| ABSTRACT ENTITY |
payback |