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Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold, detail of an oil painting by George Frederick Watts, 1880; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
In 1847, Matthew Arnold served as the private secretary to Lord Lansdowne, who held a high cabinet position during the Liberal ministries of Lord John Russell.1
Later, in 1851, Arnold accepted a different appointment from Lord Lansdowne to serve as an inspector of schools, a role he maintained for most of his professional life.1