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Resignation of William Ewart Gladstone

Great Britain · Politics / Liberal Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1846–1875Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1846

William Ewart Gladstone1846

London · Politics / Liberal Party

Leaves the Tory Party with the Peelites in defense of free trade

1875

William Ewart Gladstone13 January 1875

Politics / Liberal Party

Gladstone resigns as Party Leader in the Commons

Names involved

William Ewart Gladstone

Provenance

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