Birth of Robert Banks Jenkinson1770
Birth of Robert Banks Jenkinson
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Robert Banks Jenkinson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Banks Jenkinson, based on 22 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
22 records1770–182819 events9 places
Chronological biography
1770
1790
Member of Parliament1790
Elected Member of Parliament for Rye, beginning the parliamentary career of the future Lord Liverpool.
1801
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain1801
Appointed Foreign Minister
1803
Peerage1803
Continues his political rise as Lord Hawkesbury before later succeeding as Earl of Liverpool.
1804
Home Secretary of Great Britain1804
Appointed Home Secretary, 2nd term
1807
Home Secretary of Great Britain1807
Appointed Home Secretary, 3rd term
1808
Peerage1808
Succeeds as second Earl of Liverpool after the death of his father.
1809
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1809
Appointed Secretary for War and the Colonies
1812
Prime Minister9 June 1812
Becomes Prime Minister after Spencer Perceval is assassinated.
Prime Minister of Great Britain9 June 1812
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
1814
Treaty of Ghent24 December 1814
The Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812 and largely restores pre-war boundaries.
1820
Cato Street Conspiracy1820
His government faces the Cato Street conspiracy, a plot to murder the cabinet.
Cato Street ConspiracyFebruary 1820
His cabinet is targeted by the Cato Street conspirators.
1825
Rule of Arakan1825
Under the Treaty of Yandabu Britain gains Arakan
Rule of Assam1825
Under the Treaty of Yandabu Britain gains Assam
Rule of Cape Colony1825
Britain's Cape Colony extends her borders north of the River Orange
Rule of Tenasserim1825
Under the Treaty of Yandabu Britain gains Tenasserim
Treaty of Yandabu1825
Ends the 2 yr War, Britain gains Assam, Arakan &Tenasserim
Legislation16 July 1825
His government passes legislation allowing workers to combine over wages and hours.
Reform of Government16 July 1825
His government passes legislation modifying restrictions on workers' combinations.
1827
Resignation of Robert Banks Jenkinson28 March 1827
Resigns after suffering a stroke, Prime Minister for 14 years 41 weeks
1828
Death of Robert Banks Jenkinson4 December 1828
Death of Robert Banks Jenkinson, second Earl of Liverpool.
Titles and roles
Earl · Earl · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Earl · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Earl · Member of Parliament · Earl · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Earl · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.