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Stratford de Redcliffe

American  
[strat-ferd duh red-klif] / ˈstræt fərd də rɛd klɪf /

noun

  1. 1st Viscount Stratford Canning, 1786–1880, English diplomat.


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Lord Clarendon to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, September 10, 1853—Ibid, part iv. p.

From Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 by Bright, John

Sultan Abdul Medjid to Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, and by him presented to the British Museum.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

For the diplomacy of the middle of the nineteenth century, when the present national forces of Europe were being created, the following biographies are useful: Life of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, by Lane-Poole.

From The War and Democracy by

The Protestants at Mosul obtained no relief from their oppressive taxes until January, 1854; when, through the efforts of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, a firman was addressed to the Pasha for their protection.

From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. by Anderson, Rufus

The British ambassador, Sir Stratford de Redcliffe, however, insisted upon the Porte recognising the rights of the Protestant Armenians as an independent religious denomination, and since then the missions have prospered.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

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