History Corner
The Immortal Dinner of 1872Only four years after its foundation, on 6th September 1872, the Whitefriars Club held one of its most memorable and eventful dinners.
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Augustine Birrell
Augustine Birrell (1850–1933) was a Liberal Party politician who was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916.
He spoke five times at the Whitefriars Club: on 16th February 1901, on 25th April 1902, on 27th January 1905, on 5th December 1917 (‘A Talk about Books’) and on 14th December 1923.
