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Election

Great Britain · Government / Peelite Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1857Date range
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Chronological records

1857

Henry John Temple Palmerston, 3rd1857

Government / Whig and Peelite Government

The Winner of the election with a majority of 85 seats over all other parties combined. "An insolent barbarian wielding authority at Canton had violated the British flag"

Names involved

Henry John Temple Palmerston, 3rd

Provenance

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