The honourable member for Lambeth North, I presume? Henry Morton Stanley’s parliamentary career
On the anniversary of his birth on 28 January 1841, Dr. Kathryn Rix examines the lesser-known parliamentary career of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley. The journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley is famously associated with the phrase, ‘Dr. Livingstone, I presume?’, which he allegedly said upon finding the Scottish missionary and explorer near Lake Tanganyika in 1871. After tracking down Livingstone, Stanley continued his explorations … Continue reading The honourable member for Lambeth North, I presume? Henry Morton Stanley’s parliamentary career