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Resignation of Robert Peel

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

4Records
1827–1846Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1827

Robert Peel1827

London · Government / Tory Party Government

Resigns from the Government because he could not serve under a pro-Catholic, canning

1835

Robert Peel18 April 1835

London · Government / Tory Party Government

Stanley & Graham do not join the Government. Resigns after a 33 vote defeat on Irish Church revenue

1846

Robert Peel29 June 1846

London · Government / Tory Party Government

Wishes to repeal the corn laws but his Cabinet is divided

Robert Peel30 June 1846

London · Government / Tory Party Government

Peel is forced to resign after the defeat on the Irish Coercion Bill

Names involved

Robert Peel

Provenance

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