George Sclater-Booth MP, President of Local Government Board mb-code BE063156 Man and horse jumping a

Man and horse jumping a fence

Panoramic view of the Great Exhibiton of 1851

Original is oil on canvas 31x42

Pen and ink and watercolour with some gum and scraping on paper

George Sclater-Booth MP, President of Local Government Board mb-code BE063156 Man and horse jumping aGeorge Sclater Booth MP, President of Local Government Board, 1878. While a Conservative member of parliament, Sclater Booth was Secretary to the Poor Law Board. He promoted charitable assistance and relief from the public rates which caused so much distress to the poor, particularly in the East End of London. He was later Secretary to the Treasury, a privy councillor, and President of Local Government Board during which time he helped bring about the