Local Government Board, 88

Londonderry, Lord, 193–194

Londonderry 3rd Marquess of, 14

Long, Walter, 212, 229, 232, 271, 287–289, 292

Lord Randolph, ix, x, 2–5

background and early life, 14–15

experiences in Ireland, 21–23

early parliamentary experiences, 28–31

goads Gladstone, 63

calls for the pacification of Ireland, 67

gains the impression that Chamberlain would not go in for Home Rule, 85

praises Joseph Chamberlain’s speech, 95

vote on the second reading, 99

dead against Home Rule, 101

1880 return from Ireland, 118

‘Fourth party’, 119–121

involvement with Irish issues, 122–127

illness, 128–129

Kilmainham ‘Treaty’, 129

crusade against the Conservative party, 130–131

Secretary of State for India, 131

supports extension of the franchise to Ireland, 132–133

meets with Parnell, 135

resists the adoption of Home Rule, 137

visits Ireland, 139

wants the Tories ‘to keep in a short time’, 140

‘Hawarden kite’, 140

Christmas at Howth, 141

opposed to coercion, 150–152

abandons his anti-coercion stance, 153–154

plays the ‘Orange card’, 155–157

First Home Rule Bill, 158–160

Chancellor of the Exchequer, 161

Dartford speech, 162–163

resignation, 164–167

riots in New York, 168

debate on Ireland at the Oxford Union, 169–170

speech on Pigott, 171

second Home Rule Bill, 172

death, 172

mentioned, 182, 193, 195, 263, 307, 309

Lowther, Lord, 31, 133

Lygon, Frederick (6th Earl Beauchamp), 228

MacDonnell, Sir Antony, 268

Macdonogh, Sir George, 242

Macready, Sir Nevil, 206, 211, 233, 235, 247, 250–251, 289

Mahaffy, John, 29

Marlborough 7th Duchess of, 15, 22, 29, 129, 134, 141, 165, 167, 217

Marlborough 7th Duke of, 14–15, 23, 29, 117–118, 182

Manchester, 126, 157, 185, 187–189

Mansion House, 231

Master of Elibank (see Murray, Alexander William Charles Oliphant 1st Baron Murray of Elibank)

McCarthy, Justin, 54, 56–60, 105

McKenna, Reginald, 206

McNeill, Ronald John, 273

Medical Relief Bill, 138

Midleton, Lord, 293, 295