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William Vaughan: Liberal Education and Voluntary Societies in the Age of Revolution
| Title: | William Vaughan: Liberal Education and Voluntary Societies in the Age of Revolution. |
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| Name(s): |
Jones, Daniel Alexander, author Kanter, Douglas, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Department of History |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2015 | |
| Date Issued: | 2015 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 93 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This study examines the life of William Vaughan, a merchant in London during the revolutionary era, and the product of a new form of liberal education developed in England's Dissenting Academies. By taking full advantage of the innovative principles of liberal education developed by men like Joseph Priestley, Vaughan, as a professional, was able to wield social and political influence on behalf of a new merchant class previously excluded from the halls of power. Vaughan's success as governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation and promoter of the English shipping industry, as well as his service as a member of numerous civic and philanthropic organizations, demonstrated a commitment to gradual improvements in the material and moral circumstances of the British Empire that had relatively little to do with the partisan political categories typically associated with the revolutionary era. | |
| Identifier: | FA00004510 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Constitutional history -- Great Britain -- 18th century Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 18th century Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Liberalism Political science -- Great Britain -- 18th century Royal Exchange Assurance (Firm) Vaughan, William -- 1752-1850 -- Influence |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Links: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004510 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004510 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
