# Phineas Redux — Character guide

> Key figures in Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope.

- [Phineas Finn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/phineas_finn.md): Irish MP and former minister, returns to politics and faces a murder trial.
- [Lady Laura Kennedy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_laura_kennedy.md): Phineas's former love, now unhappily married to Robert Kennedy.
- [Gerard Maule](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/gerard_maule.md): A gentleman and horseman, in love with Adelaide Palliser.
- [Lord Chiltern](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lord_chiltern.md): Master of the Brake hounds and Phineas's loyal friend.
- [Mr. Bonteen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_bonteen.md): A rival politician who becomes Phineas's bitter enemy.
- [Mr. Daubeny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_daubeny.md): Conservative leader who proposes a controversial bill to stay in power.
- [Lady Chiltern](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_chiltern.md): Formerly Violet Effingham, now the supportive wife of Lord Chiltern.
- [Barrington Erle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/barrington_erle.md): A Liberal whip and political insider who manages party affairs.
- [Mr. Gresham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_gresham.md): Liberal Prime Minister who leads the government.
- [Madame Max Goesler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/madame_max_goesler.md): A wealthy widow and close friend who helps Phineas in his crisis.
- [Duchess of Omnium](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/duchess_of_omnium.md): The energetic and scheming wife of the Duke of Omnium.
- [Adelaide Palliser](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/adelaide_palliser.md): A young heiress courted by Gerard Maule and others.
- [Mr. Low](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_low.md): Phineas's former mentor and a barrister who advises him.
- [Mr. Spooner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_spooner.md): A clumsy suitor to Adelaide Palliser, owner of Spoon Hall.
- [Quintus Slide](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/quintus_slide.md): A disreputable journalist who persecutes Phineas in the press.
- [Robert Kennedy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/robert_kennedy.md): Lady Laura's wealthy but mentally unstable husband.
- [Mr. Chaffanbrass](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_chaffanbrass.md): A brilliant but eccentric barrister who defends Phineas at trial.
- [Sir Gregory Grogram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/sir_gregory_grogram.md): The Attorney General who prosecutes Phineas for murder.
- [Lord Fawn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lord_fawn.md): A nervous government official who gives key evidence at the trial.
- [Mr. Monk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_monk.md): A senior Liberal statesman and Phineas's political ally.
- [Mr. Browborough](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/browborough.md): A corrupt MP whose bribery trial opens a seat for Phineas.
- [Lady Eustace](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_eustace.md): A beautiful and scheming widow involved with Mr. Emilius.
- [Lord Cantrip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lord_cantrip.md): A cabinet minister and friend who supports Phineas.
- [Mr. Emilius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_emilius.md): A fraudulent clergyman and bigamist who becomes a suspect.
- [Plantagenet Palliser](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/plantagenet_palliser.md): The Duke of Omnium, a serious politician and husband of Glencora.
- [Mr. Wickerby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_wickerby.md): A solicitor who handles Phineas's legal affairs.
- [Mrs. Bunce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mrs_bunce.md): Phineas's loyal landlady who supports him during his trial.
- [Yosef Mealyus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/yosef_mealyus.md): A foreigner who provides a crucial alibi for Phineas.
- [Ned Spooner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/ned_spooner.md): A younger relative of Mr. Spooner, also interested in Adelaide.
- [Violet Effingham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/violet_effingham.md): Now Lady Chiltern, Phineas's former love and loyal friend.
- [Mr. Ruddles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/ruddles.md): Phineas's election agent in Tankerville.
- [Mr. Bunce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_bunce.md): Mrs. Bunce's husband, a rough but honest man.
- [Laurence Fitzgibbon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/laurence_fitzgibbon.md): An Irish MP and friend of Phineas, often in financial trouble.
- [Mrs. Maule](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mrs_maule.md): Gerard Maule's mother, concerned about his marriage prospects.
- [Lady Baldock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_baldock.md): A conservative society matron and relative of Lady Laura.
- [Lord Brentford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lord_brentford.md): Lady Laura's father, the Earl of Brentford.
- [Mr. Turnbull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_turnbull.md): A radical MP and political opponent of Phineas.
- [George Kennedy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/george_kennedy.md): Robert Kennedy's brother, who manages the estate.
- [Mr. Meager](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_meager.md): A poor man whose daughter is involved in the murder case.
- [Mrs. Low](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mrs_low.md): Mr. Low's wife, who disapproves of Phineas's political life.
- [Mr. Molescroft](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/molescroft.md): A great attorney from Tankerville who advises Phineas.
- [Mrs. Macpherson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/macpherson.md): Owner of the hotel where Phineas stays in London.
- [Lady Hartletop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_hartletop.md): An elderly society figure and friend of the Duchess.
- [Sir Harry Coldfoot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/sir_harry_coldfoot.md): A government minister involved in the political maneuvering.
- [The Old Duke of Omnium](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/duke_of_omnium_old.md): The elderly former Duke, now in his second childhood.
- [Mrs. Meager](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mrs_meager.md): Mr. Meager's wife, mother of a key witness.
- [Earl of Brentford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/earl_of_brentford.md): Lady Laura's father, a former cabinet minister.
- [Lady Cantrip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_cantrip.md): Wife of Lord Cantrip, a society hostess.
- [Major Mackintosh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/major_mackintosh.md): A police officer involved in the murder investigation.
- [Tom Spooner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/tom_spooner.md): Another Spooner relative, a young man about town.
- [Mr. Forster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_forster.md): A barrister involved in the trial proceedings.
- [Duke of St. Bungay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/duke_of_st_bungay.md): An elder statesman and advisor to the Liberal party.
- [Sir Simon Slope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/sir_simon_slope.md): A judge who presides over Phineas's trial.
- [Mr. Scruby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_scruby.md): A solicitor involved in the Browborough bribery case.
- [Mr. Roby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/roby.md): A Conservative whip and political operative.
- [Sir Omicron Pie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/sir_omicron_pie.md): A doctor who testifies about Robert Kennedy's sanity.
- [Mr. Mildmay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_mildmay.md): A former Liberal Prime Minister, now retired.
- [Lady Gertrude Fitzaskerley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_gertrude_fitzaskerley.md): A society lady and friend of the Duchess.
- [Miss Meager](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/miss_meager.md): Daughter of the Meager family, a witness in the case.
- [Amelia Robsart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/amelia_robsart.md): A young woman briefly mentioned in connection with Lord Fawn.
- [Adelaide Muggins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/adelaide_muggins.md): A woman jokingly suggested as a match for Mr. Spooner.
- [Colonel Mowbray Dick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/colonel_mowbray_dick.md): A military man and friend of Lord Chiltern.
- [Mr. Gadmire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_gadmire.md): A minor character involved in the hunting set.
- [Laura Standish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/laura_standish.md): Lady Laura's maiden name, used in early references.
- [Baron Boultby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/baron_boultby.md): A judge who presides over the Browborough trial.
- [Mr. Pickering](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_pickering.md): A lawyer involved in the legal proceedings.
- [Mr. Parkinson Seymour](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/mr_parkinson_seymour.md): A minor character mentioned in political contexts.

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