Mundella, Anthony John, 1825 - 1897

Person

Biography

Anthony John Mundella (1825-1897) was born in Leicester of an Italian father and an English mother. After education at a National School he entered the hosiery trade, ultimately becoming a partner in the firm of Hine and Mundella of Nottingham. He became active in the political life of Nottingham, and after giving a series of public lectures in Sheffield was invited to contest the seat in the General Election of 1868.

Mundella was Liberal MP for Sheffield from 1868 to 1885, and for the Brightside division of the Borough from November 1885 to his death in 1897. He served in successive governments under Gladstone: as Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education from April 1880 until June 1885; as President of the Board of Trade, with a seat in the Cabinet, from January until July 1886; and from August 1892 until his resignation in May 1894. His principal political interests were in the promotion of arbitration in labour disputes, and the provision of education, in particular technical education. He died on 21 July 1897.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mundella Cartoons

Fonds

Reference code: PE 32

Scope and Contents

Nine framed and seven unframed political cartoons relating to the elections in Sheffield in 1868 in which Anthony John Mundella was the winning candidate.

Dates: 1868

Found in: Special Collections and Archives

Mundella Papers

Fonds

Reference code: 6

Scope and Contents This collection comprises correspondence and some related papers of Anthony John Mundella, Liberal MP for Sheffield. The content of these letters and papers is primarily political and cover his time as a member of the Cabinet under William Ewart Gladstone, as well as his work as the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education and then the President of the Board of Trade.There are also letters written by Anthony John Mundella to Robert Leader, John Daniel Leader,...

Dates: 1861 - 1932