Peter Douglas Brown Explained

Peter Douglas Brown (born 7 June 1925) is an historian of eighteenth-century British politics.^{[1] [2]}

Brown was born in London on 7 June 1925.^[3] He was educated at Harrow School and Balliol College, Oxford.^[4] He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. On 24 March 1982, he chaired a meeting to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Great Reform Act at the Reform Club.^[5]

Works

• The Chathamites: A Study in the Relationship between Personalities and Ideas in the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century (London: Macmillan, 1967).
• William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: The Great Commoner (London: Allen & Unwin, 1978).
• (editor, with Karl W. Schweizer), The Devonshire Diary. William Cavendish, Fourth Duke of Devonshire. Memoranda on State Affairs, 1759–1762 (London: The Royal Historical Society, 1982).

Notes and References

1. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83181112.html "Brown, Peter Douglas"
2. The Writers Directory, 1980–82 (London: Macmillan, 1979), p. 158.
3. Book: The International Authors and Writers Who's who . International Biographical Centre . 20 May 2022 . 133 . 1977. 9780900332456 .
4. "Notes on Contributors", Karl Schweizer (ed.), Lord Bute: Essays in Re-interpretation (Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1988).
5. "Court Circular", The Times (26 March 1982), p. 10.