Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 43 25 Mar 2020
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Commemorative Medals, Henry Brougham (1778-1868), the Repeal of the Orders in Council of 1807 Advocated, silver medal, 1812, by Thomas Halliday, bare head r., rev. legend in 6 lines, OF COMMERCE, THE ENLIGHTENED FRIEND, OF NATIONAL INTEGRITY, THE VIRTUOUS, ELEQUENT, AND UNDAUNTED, SUPPORTER., 48mm. (BHM.747, R2), a few light scuff-marks, nearly extremely fine, toned and very rare
Henry Peter Brougham, later to be Lord Chancellor and Baron Brougham and Vaux, was first elected to Parliament as the Whig MP for Camelford, though in 1812, the year of this medal, he was defeated when standing for a seat in Liverpool. Brougham was a close supporter of the anti-slavery movement throughout his life. The contentious 1807 Order of Council prohibited trade with France and her allies and any of their ships trading with the United States were obliged to come to a British port and pay tax. Again, the same year, 1812, saw his appointment as advisor to Princess Caroline of Brunswick, becoming her Attorney-General on the accession of George IV. The trial firmly established his reputation.
(150-200 GBP)
Henry Peter Brougham, later to be Lord Chancellor and Baron Brougham and Vaux, was first elected to Parliament as the Whig MP for Camelford, though in 1812, the year of this medal, he was defeated when standing for a seat in Liverpool. Brougham was a close supporter of the anti-slavery movement throughout his life. The contentious 1807 Order of Council prohibited trade with France and her allies and any of their ships trading with the United States were obliged to come to a British port and pay tax. Again, the same year, 1812, saw his appointment as advisor to Princess Caroline of Brunswick, becoming her Attorney-General on the accession of George IV. The trial firmly established his reputation.
(150-200 GBP)