Gash, Norman

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GASH, Norman

GASH, Norman. British (born India), b. 1912. Genres: History, Biography. Career: Lecturer in Modern History, University College, London, 1936-40; Lecturer in Modern History, University of St. Andrews, 1946-53; Professor of Modern History, University of Leeds, 1953-55; Professor of History, University of St. Andrews, 1955-80, professor emeritus, currently. Publications: Politics in the Age of Peel, 1953; Mr. Secretary Peel, 1961; Reaction and Reconstruction in English Politics 1832-1852, 1965; Age of Peel, 1968; Sir Robert Peel, 1973; (with others) The Conservative Leadership, 1974; Peel, 1976; (with others) The Conservatives, 1977; Aristocracy and People: Britain 1815-1865, 1979; Lord Liverpool, 1984; Pillars of Government, 1986; Robert Surtees and Early Victorian Society, 1993. Address: Old Gate-house, Portway, Langport, Somerset, England.