henryvivian

This is another picture from 1913, the meeting of the Anglo-American Peace Centenary (1814-1914) Committee. Use the tag to find the other pictures associated with the event. NYT article from May 6, 1913 lists delegates 'PEACE ENVOYS BEGIN CELEBRATION PLANS; Delegates from England and British Colonies Officially Welcomed by Gaynor.' query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9404E7D91F3AE633A... Third from left, with dark mustache and coat over his arm, is Henry Vivian. See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3239320332/ Third from right, with a stick, is Lord Weardale. See pro.corbis.com/search/Enlargement.aspx?CID=isg&mediauid={8D194D79-87D8-48B6-87A5-377FAE12417C} for another picture of him.

Fifth from right, with bowler and hands on cane is Capt. Sir Arthur Lawley. See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3121124180/ Center front with watch chain on substantial paunch is Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia in London. Between Reid and Lawley might be the 7th Earl Stanhope thepeerage.com/p3481.htm#i34809 -- who would have been 33 at the time. According to peerage.com, he was the nephew of Lord Weardale.

Very good

Another Bain/LOC photo of British peace delegates, with Andrew Carnegie:

I started an entry in Wikipedia on the topic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-American_Peace_Centenary

Possibly: BRITISH WORKMEN SEEK EDUCATION Christian Science Monitor; Dec 8, 1913 LONDON--At a prize distribution by Henry Vivian connected with the Hampstead garden suburb, D.J. Shackleton, senior labor adviser to the home office said ...

Your fantastic portrait picture is my winner!
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There was a Welsh peer named Henry Vivian, but of an earlier era: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vivian,_1st_Baron_Swansea and there was this fellow (1912 story from NYTimes): Henry Vivian, Chairman of the Co-partnership Tenant's Movement in England and an ex-member of Parliament from Birkenhead, described the growth of the garden city idea in England last night at a dinner given to him at the City Club by Frederic Howe, Director of the People's Institute.

he so resembles nietzsche

Members of the Anglo-American Peace Centenary (1814-1914) Committee.

The New York Times yields some information about their roles. According to NYT, August 11, 1912 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A03EFDD1F3CE633A... W.B. Howland was the British-American Peace Centenary Commissioner NYT, July 2, 1914 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9505E2D91F39E633A... John A. Stewart was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the American Peace Centenary Committee. NYT, April 26, 1913 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D05E2DD103BE633A... Henry Vivian, a British MP, was part of the British contingent to the May 1913 planning meeting in New York (see www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3159325137/ for group picture)

Great! Arpad

See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3239320332/, clearly taken on same occasion.

I started an entry: William Bailey Howland (1848-1917), was the editor of The Outlook, publisher of The Independent, and The Countryside Magazine, and president of the Independent Corporation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bailey_Howland John Aikman Stewart (August 26, 1822 - December 18, 1926) was a New York City banker who during the presidency of Grover Cleveland replenished the nation's gold supply by issuing new bonds. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aikman_Stewart

Might this have been part of the international conference on Peace in NY May 5-9 1913? books.google.com/books?id=nGkNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA31&lp...

See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3220575708/

best shot

yeah the clothes, uhmm this tells me too much! i like it

I started an entry: William Bailey Howland (1848-1917), was the editor of The Outlook, publisher of The Independent, and The Countryside Magazine, and president of the Independent Corporation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bailey_Howland George William Burleigh (April 18, 1870 - March 15, 1940) was a Colonel in the US Army who commanded the Ninth Coast Defense. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_William_Burleigh John Aikman Stewart (August 26, 1822 - December 18, 1926) was a New York City banker who during the presidency of Grover Cleveland replenished the nation's gold supply by issuing new bonds. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aikman_Stewart