Herbert Gardner

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Caricature of Herbert Gardner by Spy, published in Vanity Fair in 1886 with the caption "amateur theatricals".

Herbert Colstoun Gardner, 1st Baron Burghclere (9 June 1846 – 6 May 1921) was a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 until he was raised to the peerage in 1895. He went to the University of Cambridge where he was involved in the Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club (A.D.C.) and later was a member of the Canterbury Old Stagers. His caricature by Spy, published in Vanity Fair in 1886, was captioned "amateur theatricals".