Sir Henry Parkes seemed to lend himself to such flourishes. Here was a man of "colossal vanity" and "indomitable courage". A born leader wearing an ill-fitting coat over his wiry frame, ...

Sir Henry Parkes is widely known as the Father of Federation for his passionate campaign to unite six colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia. He was also the father of 17 children, including ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Feb. 4.--Sir Henry Parkes, member of Parliament, Prime Minister of NewSouth Wales, arrived here this morning over the Union Pacific Railroad on a trip for his health, ...

It was the year of Waterloo – 1815 – when Henry Parkes was born. Between his birth on May 27 and his baptism on July 5 at St Mary the Virgin Church in Stoneleigh, the great Battle of Waterloo ...