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Hubert Bland

Hubert Bland, English businessman (died 1914)

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Born
January 3, 1855
Died
April 14, 1914
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1855

About Hubert Bland

Hubert Bland was an English author. He was known for being an infamous libertine, a journalist, an early English socialist, and one of the founders of the Fabian Society. He was the husband of Edith Nesbit. On 4 January 1884, Bland chaired the first meeting and was subsequently elected to be the Society's honorary treasurer, a position he held until his sight failed in 1911. With Nesbit's support, Bland became a journalist in 1889, at first as a freelancer. Bland met Alice Hoatson, a friend of Nesbit, after getting her pregnant in 1886: she became their housekeeper and his mistress for the rest of his life.

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Hubert Bland timeline

  1. On 4 January 1884, Bland chaired the first meeting and was subsequently elected to be the Society's honorary treasurer, a position he held until his sight failed in 1911.
  2. Bland met Alice Hoatson, a friend of Nesbit, after getting her pregnant in 1886: she became their housekeeper and his mistress for the rest of his life.
  3. With Nesbit's support, Bland became a journalist in 1889, at first as a freelancer.

The world when Hubert Bland was born

Hubert Bland was born in 1855. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1855

  • Best-selling bookLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBleeding Kansas — pro and anti-slavery violence
  • Technology milestoneBessemer steel process invented
  • World population~1.35B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population26.4M

1855 versus 2026

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Measure18552026
Population26.4M341 million

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