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The Franklin search in Parliament

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Ian R. Stone
Ian R. Stone
Affiliation:
The Registry, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ
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Abstract

The record of Parliamentary proceedings relating to the Franklin search covers the period 1848–1863. The main subject of discussion was the need for the government to mount search expeditions, while topics such as rewards for successful expeditions and the question of the provision of monuments to Sir John Franklin also occupied Parliamentary time. Interest in the matter among Members of Parliament crossed party boundaries. Most of the activity was in the House of Commons rather than in the House of Lords, because the former House had control of expenditure. A further reason was that the government was more exposed to questioning in the House of Commons, because, for most of the period, the First Lord of the Admiralty was a member of that House. Lady Franklin also had a wider range of acquaintance in the House of Commons and was able to conduct a lobbying campaign using it as a medium.

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Polar Record , Volume 32 , Issue 182 , July 1996 , pp. 209 - 216
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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