Robert Walpole Orford, 1st26 April 1716
Extends the life of Parliament to 7 years
Great Britain · Government / Whig Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Extends the life of Parliament to 7 years
The 14th Sept follows the 2nd Sept. Britain & its colonies adopt the Gregorian calendar by decree of Parliament
Forwards plans for Parliamentary reform but is defeated. Forwards plans for modifying the East India Charter but is defeated
Pitt passes a Bill introducing a restricted form of Regency controlled by Parliament
Passes Pitts measures for union with Ireland through the House of Commons
Passes a Bill through Parliament abolishing the slave trade
Introduces the 3rd Reform Bill to the Commons
Introduces the 1st Reform Bill to the Commons. 1st Reform Bill is rejected by the Commons, this leads to an election
Steers 1st Reform Bill through the House of Commons but is defeated in committee
Grey asks William IV to dissolve Parliament so that the Whigs could secure a larger majority in the House of Commons, Grey explains this would help his Government to carry their proposals for Parliamentary reform
The 2nd Reform Bill passes through the Commons
William IV asks Grey not to resign but refuses to pass the Bill by creating new peers. The 2nd Reform Bill is defeated by the Lords by 41 votes. 1st Reform Bill is defeated by the Lords
When people heard the news of the Lords Reform Act veto, Reform Riots take place in several British towns; the most serious of these being in Bristol
Reform Bill, 3rd, 1 of the 4 framers of the Bill which passes through the Commons
Reform Bill, 3rd, passes through the Lords, 12 Bishops for & 16 against
Grey and Henry Brougham meet the king and ask him to create a large number of Wigg peers in order to get the Reform Bill passed in the House of Lords, William IV refuses
Lord Greys Government resigns and William IV now ask the leader of the Tories, the Duke of Wellington, to form a new Government. Grey and Henry Brougham meet the king and ask him to create a large number of Wigg peers in order to get the Reform Bill passed in the House of Lords, William IV refuses
Reform Bill, 3rd, a Lords amendment seeks to safeguard pocket boroughs
Parliamentary Reform Bill, passes the Scottish Parliamentary Reform Bill
Parliamentary Reform Bill, passes the Irish Parliamentary Reform Bill
The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, is passed as an Act of Parliament that introduces wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom. Coercion Bill, gives the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland powers to suppress meetings
The Representation of the People Act 1832, grants seats in the House of Commons to large cities that had sprung up during the Industrial Revolution, and took away seats from the "rotten boroughs".
With the threat of new peers many Lords abstain & the Reform Bill is passed. The 3rd Reform Bill passes through the Lords but a wrecking motion defeats it.
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