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Marquess of Constantine Henry Phipps Normanby
1797–1863
A Whig statesman who also wrote fiction, he moved between politics, diplomacy, and literature in early Victorian Britain. His career took him from Parliament to major imperial and diplomatic posts, including Ireland, the Home Office, and Paris.
5 Audiobooks
The contrast, Volume 3 (of 3)
by Marquess of Constantine Henry Phipps Normanby
Yes and no, Volume 1 (of 2) : A tale of the day
by Marquess of Constantine Henry Phipps Normanby
Yes and no, Volume 2 (of 2) : A tale of the day
by Marquess of Constantine Henry Phipps Normanby
The contrast, Volume 2 (of 3)
by Marquess of Constantine Henry Phipps Normanby
The contrast, Volume 1 (of 3)
by Marquess of Constantine Henry Phipps Normanby
About the author
Born in 1797, the 1st Marquess of Normanby—also known earlier as Viscount Normanby and the Earl of Mulgrave—was a British Whig politician and author. Reliable reference sources describe him as both a public servant and a man of letters, an unusual mix that shaped his reputation in the 19th century.
His political career included several high offices. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, later as Home Secretary, and also represented Britain in France as ambassador. Alongside that official life, he published novels and other literary works, giving him a second career beyond Westminster and diplomacy.
He died in 1863. Remembered today as both a statesman and a writer, he stands out as one of those historical figures whose public career and literary ambitions ran side by side.