Walter Bagehot | |
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 Portrait by Norman Hirst, after an unknown artist | |
| Born | 3 February 1826 Langport, Somerset, England |
| Died | 24 March 1877 (aged 51) Langport, Somerset, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University College London |
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| Political party | Liberal[1] |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth (Eliza) Wilson
(m. 1858) |
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Walter Bagehot (/ˈbædʒət/ BAJ-ət; 3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877) was an English journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, literature and race. He is known for co-founding the National Review in 1855, and for his works The English Constitution and Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market (1873).
- ^ Selinger, William; Conti, Greg (2015). "Reappraising Walter Bagehot's Liberalism: Discussion, Public Opinion, and the Meaning of Parliamentary Government". History of European Ideas. 41 (2): 264. doi:10.1080/01916599.2014.926105. S2CID 144027865.