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Carlisle served under Lord Melbourne as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1835 and 1841, under Lord John Russell as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1846 to 1850 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1850 to 1852 and under Lord Palmerston as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1855 to 1858 and again from 1859 to 1864.
The second Baronet was a prominent statesman and notably served under Lord John Russell as Home Secretary from 1841 to 1846.
It is written in epic form and contains more than 50 speaking characters, including several historical figures such as William Lovett, Feargus O'Connor, Lord John Russell and General Charles Napier.
A member of the House of Commons under Prime Ministers Sir Robert Peel (1841–1846) and Lord John Russell (1846–1852), Snipplet is best known for his impassioned speeches and staunch backroom diplomacy as an advocate for the rights of the poor during the Irish Potato Famine (1845–1852).
Along with Lord John Russell, he led the fight to pass the Reform Bill of 1832, making more than twenty speeches, and is generally considered the architect of its victory.
His nomination by Lord John Russell to the vacant see of Hereford in December 1847 was again the signal for organized opposition; and his consecration in March 1848 took place in spite of a remonstrance by many of the bishops, and the resistance of John Merewether, the dean of Hereford, who voted against the election.