Colonel Josiah Wedgwood's Questionnaire

This book provides unique insights into the parliamentary experiences of MPs by using questionnaires completed by all those who had been elected to the House of Commons from 1885-1918. Analyses and summarises the questionnaire created by Josiah Wedgwood MP, the main initiator of the History of Parliament project Includes the surprisingly truthful and informative answers about their subjects’ political and parliamentary careers Also contains Wedgwood’s often sharply observed biographies (reproduced in an appendix), and provides fascinating insights into a crucial period for the House of Commons

Acknowledgments Note on Sources Chapter 1. Colonel Wedgwood and the History of Parliament Chapter 2. The Questionnaire Chapter 3. 'Getting Inside Their Minds': Formative Influences and Personal Backgrounds Chapter 4. Political and Parliamentary Careers Chapter 5. Personal and Political Finances Chapter 6. Speeches, Speech-Making and Voting Behaviour  Chapter 7. The Biographies Appendices 1. Respondents to Wedgwood's Questionnair 2. The Questionnaire 3. Wedgwood’s Own Completed Questionnaire 4. Sir Henry Bowles' Questionnaire, Biography and Correspondence 5. The Biographies Index