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(Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester). Villiers, Charles Pelham (1802-1898). British lawyer and politician who served in the House of Commons for 63 years as a radical and reformer. CHARLES PELHAM VILLIERS\' FREE FRANK: An Original Envelope Cover addressed to Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester with Villier\'s House of Commons Free Frank.1839. A 3 inch high by 4-3/4 inch wide cover from a letter addressed to Princess Mary \"Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Gloucester\". Most likely addressed in Charles Pelham Villiers\' hand, the edges are framed in black ink. The British politician\'s Free Frank is stamped in red at top right. He has signed \"Villiers\" lower left and his wax seal, embossed with his crest, has been clipped and mounted at the bottom. The letter\'s cover is mounted onto 3-7/8 inch high by 5-3/8 inch wide paper clipped from an album with another autograph mounted on the verso. Very good.
The British lawyer and politician Charles Pelham Villiers (1802-1898) hailed from the aristocratic Villiers family. Villiers was the longest serving Member of Parliament, serving in the House of Commons for 63 years from 1835 to 1898. A radical and reformer who collaborated with John Bright, Villiers played a role in the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. He was appointed to the cabinet as president of the Poor-Law Board by Lord Palmerston. With Florence Nightingale\'s help, Villiers passed reforms such as the Metropolitan Poor Act of 1867 which ensured professionalism in nursing and erected public infirmaries.
Queen Victoria\'s aunt, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857) was the fourth daughter of King George III. Mary married her first cousin Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh when they were both 40 years old though she went on to outlive him. She saw her niece, Queen Victoria, ascend to the throne and was the longest living of George III\'s children.
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