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* Set-up:
do "${dirroot}\programs\00_setup.do"
* ==============================================================================
* Footnote 26: "In this sample, 20 % of peers in the House of Lords had sons
* seating in the House of Commons"
* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
use "${dirdta}/Peers_biographies.dta", clear
* drop sisters
drop if refno==157408
encode fbio1, gen(nfam)
duplicates drop nfam, force
* father's date seated at Lords (i.e., earliest succession date to a peerage)
* succeded
gen succ = regexm(fbio2, "He succeeded")
gen succ_info = substr(fbio2,strpos(fbio2,"He succeeded"),.) if succ==1
forvalues i=1/7{
gen possent`i' = strpos(succ_info,".`i'") if succ_info!=""
replace possent`i' = . if possent`i'==0
}
egen possent = rowmin(possent1 possent2 possent3 possent4 possent5 possent6 possent7)
replace succ_info = substr(succ_info,1,possent) if succ==1
drop possent possent1 possent2 possent3 possent4 possent5 possent6 possent7
replace succ_info="He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Ailesbury, Buckinghamshire [G.B., 1776] on 6 January 1878." if refno==2952
replace succ_info="He succeeded as the 6th Baron Ashford, of Ashford, Kent [E., 1697] on 15 March 1851." if refno==4104
replace succ_info="He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Camoys [E., 1383] on 27 August 1839." if refno==42658
replace succ_info = substr(succ_info,1,strpos(succ_info,", in his father's lifetime")) if succ==1 & regexm(succ_info,"in his father's lifetime")==1
gen succ_year = substr(succ_info,length(succ_info)-5,.) if succ==1
replace succ_year = substr(succ_year,1,5) if succ==1
replace succ_year = "" if succ_year=="arony"
destring succ_year, replace
* created
gen crea = regexm(fbio2, "He was created")
gen crea_info = substr(fbio2,strpos(fbio2,"He was created"),.) if crea==1
forvalues i=1/7{
gen possent`i' = strpos(crea_info,".`i'") if crea_info!=""
replace possent`i' = . if possent`i'==0
}
egen possent = rowmin(possent1 possent2 possent3 possent4 possent5 possent6 possent7)
replace crea_info = substr(crea_info,1,possent) if crea==1
drop possent possent1 possent2 possent3 possent4 possent5 possent6 possent7
replace crea_info = substr(crea_info,1,strpos(crea_info,", with a special")) if crea==1 & regexm(crea_info,"with a special")==1
gen crea_year = substr(crea_info,length(crea_info)-5,.) if crea==1
replace crea_year = substr(crea_year,1,5) if crea==1
destring crea_year, replace
* gained
gen gain = regexm(fbio2, "He gained the title")
gen gain_info = substr(fbio2,strpos(fbio2,"He gained the title"),.) if gain==1
forvalues i=1/7{
gen possent`i' = strpos(gain_info,".`i'") if gain_info!=""
replace possent`i' = . if possent`i'==0
}
egen possent = rowmin(possent1 possent2 possent3 possent4 possent5 possent6 possent7)
replace gain_info = substr(gain_info,1,possent) if gain==1
drop possent possent1 possent2 possent3 possent4 possent5 possent6 possent7
gen gain_year = .
replace gain_year = 1825 if refno== 33554
replace gain_year = 1862 if refno== 228704
replace gain_year = 1814 if refno== 263157
* styled
gen styl = regexm(fbio2, "He was styled as")
gen styl_info = substr(fbio2,strpos(fbio2,"He was styled as"),.) if styl==1
forvalues i=1/7{
gen possent`i' = strpos(styl_info,".`i'") if styl_info!=""
replace possent`i' = . if possent`i'==0
}
egen possent = rowmin(possent1 possent2 possent3 possent4 possent5 possent6 possent7)
replace styl_info = substr(styl_info,1,possent) if styl==1
drop possent possent1 possent2 possent3 possent4 possent5 possent6 possent7
gen styl_year = substr(styl_info,strpos(styl_info,"between"),.) if styl==1
replace styl_year = substr(styl_year,9,.) if styl==1
replace styl_year = substr(styl_year,1,4) if styl==1
destring styl_year, replace
replace styl_year=1820 if refno==211953
* other
replace succ_year = 1851 if refno==241001
gen writ_year = 1852 if refno==237952
replace succ_year = 1831 if refno==210454
replace succ_year = 1855 if refno==248805
replace succ_year = 1833 if refno==108451
replace succ_year = 1844 if refno==229660
replace succ_year = 1833 if refno==264903
replace succ_year = 1835 if refno==253951
replace succ_year = 1836 if refno==232251
replace succ_year = 1841 if refno==265705
replace succ_year = 1846 if refno==266101
replace succ_year = 1838 if refno==225902
* Lord's
egen lord_year = rowmin(succ_year gain_year crea_year)
replace lord_year = styl_year if lord_year==.
* father's death date
gen fdyear = substr(fbio1,strpos(fbio1,"d."),.)
replace fdyear = substr(fdyear,1,strpos(fdyear,"Last")-1)
replace fdyear = substr(fdyear,length(fdyear)-4,.)
destring fdyear, replace
replace fdyear = 1855 if refno==225902
* rename bio and MP data
rename fbio1 bio1_0
rename fbio2 bio2_0
rename hbio1 bio1_11
rename hbio2 bio2_11
replace bio1_11 = "" if fhead_1872!="other"
replace bio2_11 = "" if fhead_1872!="other"
foreach x in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10{
rename b`x'bio1 bio1_`x'
rename b`x'bio2 bio2_`x'
}
qui sum MPf
local y = r(max)
if `y'>0{
forvalues j = 1/`y'{
gen term1_`j'_0 = term1f_`j'
gen term2_`j'_0 = term2f_`j'
gen cnsty_`j'_0 = cnstyf_`j'
}
}
rename MPf MP_0
*
foreach b in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10{
qui sum MPb`b'
local y = r(max)
if `y'>0{
forvalues j = 1/`y'{
gen term1_`j'_`b' = term1b`b'_`j'
gen term2_`j'_`b' = term2b`b'_`j'
gen cnsty_`j'_`b' = cnstyb`b'_`j'
}
}
rename MPb`b' MP_`b'
}
* reshape to each fathers and brother as an entry
reshape long bio1_ bio2_ MP_ ///
term1_1_ term1_2_ term1_3_ term1_4_ term1_5_ term1_6_ term1_7_ term1_8_ ///
term2_1_ term2_2_ term2_3_ term2_4_ term2_5_ term2_6_ term2_7_ term2_8_ ///
cnsty_1_ cnsty_2_ cnsty_3_ cnsty_4_ cnsty_5_ cnsty_6_ cnsty_7_ cnsty_8_ ///
, i(refno) j(nrelative)
keep refno bio1_ bio2_ MP_ refno nrelative ///
lord_year fdyear ///
term1_1_ term1_2_ term1_3_ term1_4_ term1_5_ term1_6_ term1_7_ term1_8_ ///
term2_1_ term2_2_ term2_3_ term2_4_ term2_5_ term2_6_ term2_7_ term2_8_ ///
cnsty_1_ cnsty_2_ cnsty_3_ cnsty_4_ cnsty_5_ cnsty_6_ cnsty_7_ cnsty_8_
drop if nrelative==11
drop if bio1_=="" & bio2_=="" & nrelative>0
tab nrelative // # fathers (N=159)
// # brothers (N=510)
* first and last year in Parliament
egen first_MP = rowmin(term1_1_ term1_2_ term1_3_ term1_4_ term1_5_ term1_6_ term1_7_ term1_8_)
egen last_MP = rowmin(term2_1_ term2_2_ term2_3_ term2_4_ term2_5_ term2_6_ term2_7_ term2_8_)
* SON MP WHILE FATHER IS A LORD
gen sMPfLord = .
replace sMPfLord = 1 if first_MP <= lord_year
replace sMPfLord = 0 if fdyear < first_MP
replace sMPfLord = 1 if lord_year <= first_MP & fdyear <= last_MP
replace sMPfLord = 1 if lord_year <= first_MP & last_MP <= fdyear
replace sMPfLord = 1 if first_MP <= lord_year & last_MP <= fdyear
replace sMPfLord = 0 if last_MP < lord_year
replace sMPfLord = 0 if first_MP==.
replace sMPfLord = . if nrelative==0
tab sMPfLord // 19% of sons sat in HoC while father sat in Lords
gen MPind = (MP_>0)
tab MPind if nrelative>0 // 20% of sons sat in HoC
* ==============================================================================
* ``I handcollected 674 biographies'' (p. 13).
* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
use "${dirdta}/Peers_biographies.dta", clear
* drop sisters
drop if refno==157408
encode fbio1, gen(nfam)
duplicates drop nfam, force
* # fathers (N=159)
count if fbio1!=""
* # brothers (N=510)
preserve
drop if b1bio1==""
keep refno b1bio1 b1bio2 b2bio1 b2bio2 b3bio1 b3bio2 b4bio1 b4bio2 b5bio1 b5bio2 b6bio1 b6bio2 b7bio1 b7bio2 b8bio1 b8bio2 b9bio1 b9bio2 b10bio1 b10bio2
foreach x in b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 b8 b9 b10{
rename `x'bio1 bio1_`x'
rename `x'bio2 bio2_`x'
}
reshape long bio1_b bio2_b, i(refno) j(nbrother)
drop if bio1_b=="" & bio2_b==""
summ
restore
* # family heads who are not fathers nor brothers (N=15)
tab fhead_1872
* # TOTAL (N=674)
rename fbio1 bio1_0
rename fbio2 bio2_0
rename hbio1 bio1_11
rename hbio2 bio2_11
replace bio1_11 = "" if fhead_1872!="other"
replace bio2_11 = "" if fhead_1872!="other"
foreach x in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10{
rename b`x'bio1 bio1_`x'
rename b`x'bio2 bio2_`x'
}
reshape long bio1_ bio2_, i(refno) j(nrelative)
drop if bio1_=="" & bio2_==""
sort bio1_ bio2_
by bio1_ bio2_: gen tokeep = _n
keep if tokeep==1
count
* ==============================================================================
* `` in 1851-75, 50% of peers' daughters married within this 0.03% group
* [the titled aristocracy in Britain] (p. 8)
* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
use "${dirdata}\final-data.dta", clear
tab grankspo if wom==1 & myear>=1851 & myear<1875 & nthismarr==1 & prank>0
di 100*(104+67+197)/764 // ca. 50 of peers' daughters married a titled husband