Edward Birkbeck
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Sir Edward Birkbeck, 1st Baronet KCVO DL (11 October 1838 – 2 September 1908) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
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"the fisherman's friend"
Birkbeck as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, August 1885
Birkbeck as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, August 1885