Stanley, ES (English spelling)

Japanese: Stanley，E.S.（英語表記）StanleyES

…British politician. After graduating from Oxford University, he became a member of the House of Commons (1822) and initially belonged to the Whig Party. After serving as Secretary of State for Ireland (1830-33), he became Secretary of State for Colonization, and worked hard to pass the bill to abolish slavery. In 1835, he switched to the Conservative Party and became Secretary of State for Colonization in the second Peel cabinet (1841-44), and in 1844 he became a member of the House of Lords. However, he clashed with Peel over the repeal of the Corn Laws, and the party split. From 1846 onwards, together with Disraeli, he led the Conservative Party during its stagnation period. …

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Japanese:

…イギリスの政治家。オックスフォード大学を卒業して下院議員となり(1822)，はじめホイッグ党に属した。アイルランド事務相(1830‐33)を経て植民相となり，奴隷制廃止法案の成立に尽力したが，1835年から保守党に移り，第2次ピール内閣の植民相となり(1841‐44)，44年には上院議員となった。しかし，穀物法廃止問題で党首ピールと衝突し党は分裂，46年以降，ディズレーリとともに停滞期の保守党を指導した。…

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