Thomas Macaulay

Thomas Babington (or Babbington) Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (October 25, 1800 - December 28, 1859) was a nineteenth century British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history. His middle name is spelt "Babington" in History of England and "Babbington" in the Lays of Ancient Rome. 1881 Young Persons Cyclopedia of Persons and Places This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... 1881 Young Persons Cyclopedia of Persons and Places This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. ...

Macaulay as a politician

The son of Zachary Macaulay, a British colonial governor and abolitionist, Macaulay was born in Leicestershire and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Whilst at Cambridge he wrote much poetry and won several prizes. In 1825 he published a prominent essay on Milton in the Edinburgh Review. Zachary Macaulay (1768-1838) was a British colonial governor, influential 18th century philanthropist, a man of evangelical piety and a supporter of William Wilberforce. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged) Established 1546 Sister College Christ Church Master Sir Martin Rees JCR President Sharon Wilkins MCR President {{{MCR President... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Edinburgh Review was one of the most influential magazines of the 19th century. ...

In 1830 he became a Member of Parliament for the pocket borough of Calne. After the Great Reform Act was passed, he became MP for Leeds. Macaulay was appointed Secretary to the Board of Control, which required him to visit India. Macaulay was a convinced colonialist and a believer in European, especially British, superiority over all things Oriental. Serving on the Supreme Council of India between 1834 and 1838 Macaulay was instrumental in creating the foundations of bilingual colonial India, by convincing the council and parliament to close schools and colleges teaching in Sanskrit or Arabic and instead to teach English to "natives" and provide education in English only. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The term rotten borough (or pocket borough, as they were seen as being in the pocket of a patron) refers to a parliamentary borough or constituency in the Kingdom of England (pre-1707), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1801), the Kingdom of Ireland (1536-1801) and the United Kingdom... Calne is a town in Wiltshire, England. ... The British Reform Act of 1832 (2 & 3 Will. ... Location within the British Isles. ... In municipal government a Board of Control is an executive body of municipal government which usually deals with financial and administrative matters. ... The Sanskrit language ( संस्कृता वाक्) is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family and is not only a classical language, but also an official language of India. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...

He is credited with the term Macaulay's Children, which is used to refer to people born of Indian ancestry who adopt Westen Culture as a lifestyle. The term is usually used in a derogatory fashion, and the connotation is one of disloyalty to one's country and one's heritage. The passage to which the term refers is from his Minute on Indian Education, delivered in 1835. It reads, "We must at present do our best to form a class who may be ... Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals and in intellect. To that class we may leave it to refine the vernacular dialects of the country ...,"

Later, in 1839, he became Secretary at War. During this time he composed the Lays of Ancient Rome. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

During the 1840s he began work on his most famous history, the History of England from the accession of James II, publishing the first two volumes in 1848. The following year he was elected Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow and he also received the freedom of the city. The next two volumes appeared in 1855. Events and Trends First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi New Zealand. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Glasgow is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

He was raised to the Peerage in 1857 as Baron Macaulay, of Rothley in the County of Leicester, but seldom attended the House of Lords. The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Macaulay's great-nephew was the historian G. M. Trevelyan.
George Macaulay Trevelyan (February 16, 1876 – 1962) was an English historian, son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan and great-nephew of Thomas Macaulay. ...

Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (December 28, 1802 October 9, 1894), was an English statesman. ... The Secretary at War was a position with some responsibility over the administration of the British military. ... Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (March 30, 1785 - September 24, 1856), was a British field marshal and governor-general of India. ... Paymaster-General is a ministerial position in UK. Former holders of this post include: Lord John Russell 1830-1834 Sir Edmund Knatchbull 1834-1835 Sir Henry Brook Parnell 1835-1841 Edward John Stanley 1841 Sir Edmund Knatchbull 1841-1845 William Bingham Baring 1845-1846 Thomas Babington Macaulay 1846-1848 The... Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (May 11, 1815 - March 31, 1891) was a British Liberal statesman. ...

Quotes

• "His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. It enabled him to run, though not to soar."

• "Thus then stands the case: it is good that authors should be remunerated and the least exceptionable way of remunerating them is by a monopoly, yet monopoly is an evil for the sake of the good. We must submit to the evil, but the evil ought not to last a day longer than is necessary for the purpose of securing the good."

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Works

• Lays of Ancient Rome; available from Project Gutenberg; [1] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/847)
• The History of England from the Accession of James II; available in five volumes from Project Gutenberg; [2] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/1468), [3] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2439), [4] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2612), [5] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2613), [6] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2614)
• Critical and Historical Essays, edited by Alexander James Grieve; available in two volumes from Project Gutenberg; [7] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2332), [8] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2333)
• The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, available in four volumes from Project Gutenberg; [9] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2167), [10] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2168), [11] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2169), [12] (http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2170)
• Machiavelli; online at bartleby.com; [13] (http://www.bartleby.com/27/24.html)

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External links

• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRmacaulay.htm
• Macaulay on Copyright (http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/4/25/1345/03329)
• Minute on Indian Education [14] (http://www.geocities.com/bororissa/mac.html)