George Gooch

Background

Gooch was born in London, and educated at Eton College, King"s College London and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Education

Eton College; Trinity College. King"s College London.

Career

Whilst an Member of Parliament he voted in favour of the 1908 Women"s Enfranchisement Bill. He stood again in Bath at the general election in December 1910, but did not regain the seat, and was unsuccessful again when he stood at a by-election in Reading in November 1913. He was President of the Historical Association (1922-1925) and of National Peace Council (1933-1936) In June 1936 he was elected to serve on the Liberal Party Council.

Gooch edited the Contemporary Review from 1911 until 1960.

After the First World War Gooch became an influential historian of Europe of the period, and was critical of British policy. He was active in the Union of Democratic Control.

Foreign about ten years from the mid-1920s onwards he was involved, with Harold Temperley, in the publication of the official British diplomatic history. The selection of Gooch for this project selection was made over the reservations of Headlam-Morley and of Temperley himself, who believed that Gooch was too committed to a pro-German position and too critical of Sir Edward Grey.

Gooch has been noted as a significant revisionist historian of the Europe of the early twentieth century, in particular in relation to the causes of the First World War.

He has been described as one of the "early revisionists", alongside Harry Elmer Barnes and Sidney Bradshaw Fay.

Achievements

• Gooch became a Companion of Honour in 1939, and a member of the Order of Merit in 1963. He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1926 and honorary fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1935.

Works

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  • The history of English democratic ideas in the seventeenth century

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • Germany and the French Revolution

    (This book was digitized and reprinted from the collection...)

  • Life of Lord Courtney

    (This book was digitized and reprinted from the collection...)

  • History and Historians in the Nineteenth Century (Classic Reprint)

    (PREFACE to THE FIRST EDITION The object of this work is t...)

  • Frederick the Great,: The ruler, the writer, the man

    (This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)

  • History and historians in the nineteenth century: With a new introd. by the author (Beacon paperback no. 76)

    (Story of 19th century influential historians.)

  • Under Six Reigns by G P Gooch

    (Good condition book with dust jacket. DJ is complete and ...)

  • History and historians in the nineteenth century 1913 Hardcover

    (Lang:- eng, Pages 626. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of...)

  • The History of English Democratic Ideas in the Seventeenth Century

    (Vintage Paperback)

  • History and historians in the nineteenth century
  • Recent Revelations of European Diplomacy.
  • Life of Lord Courtney
  • Frederick the Great, the ruler, the writer, the man.
  • History and historians in the nineteenth century
  • English Democratic Ideas in the Seventeenth Century ENGLISH DEMOCRATIC IDEAS IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY By Gooch, G. P. ( Author )Sep-01-2008 Paperback
  • Frederick the Great: The Ruler, the Writer, the Man by George Peabody Gooch (1990-12-06)
  • Recent revelations of European diplomacy / by G.P. Gooch
  • Life of Lord Courtney (Volume 2)
  • History and historians in the nineteenth century (Volume 2)
  • (The Life Of Lord Courtney ) Author: G. P. Gooch Jul-2007

Membership

28th United Kingdom Parliament]

He was elected at the general election of 1906 as Liberal (Member of Parliament) for Bath, but lost the seat at the general election of January 1910.