1806 - 1863
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet British Writer
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| First Name |
George
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| Middle Name |
Cornewall Lewis, 2nd
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| Last Name |
Baronet
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| Birthday |
21st April, 1806
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| Birthplace |
London
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| Died |
13th April, 1863
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet, PC (21 April 1806 – 13 April 1863) was a British statesman and man of letters. He is best known for preserving the peace in 1862 when the British cabinet debated intervention into the American Civil War.
Proponents such as Chancellor of the Exchequer William Gladstone, Foreign Minister Russell and Prime Minister Palmerston favoured the Confederacy. They worried about the danger of an extremely bloody race war in the United States, and wanted to restore the supply of urgently needed raw cotton for the Lancashire textile industry. Lewis was a strong opponent, warning that there were very high risks to British interests.
His views finally prevailed and the British remained neutral throughout the Civil War.
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