Chamberlain presides over Second Colonial Conference in London

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Grace Moore (University of Otago)

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Colonialism and colonisation
Diplomacy

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Date of occurrence 1897-06

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United Kingdom (Location)

A Second Colonial Conference opens in London. Presided over by Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, it comprises representatives from the British colonies and dependencies. The first such conference had been held ten years previously.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Chamberlain presides over Second Colonial Conference in London". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19222, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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