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Vote of Confidence

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

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1857Date range
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Chronological records

1857

Richard Cobden1857

Politics / Liberal Party

Forwards a vote of censure in the Government for Bowrings bombardment of Canton. Cobdens vote of censure leads to the fall of the Government. Censures the Government for its support of Bowrings bombardment of Canton

Names involved

Richard Cobden

Provenance

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