Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
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1807 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 59 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1807.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1807
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Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Dissolution of Parliament
Dissolved after Grey proposes a Bill allowing Catholics into the Army & Navy
Dissolution of Parliament
Proposes a Bill allowing Catholics into the Army & Navy, the King dissolves Parliament
Duel of Stewart
Castlereagh & Canning have a duel
Higher Capacity Steam Engine Installed
The eastern engine system was upgraded during changes to the workshop power supply. It provided an early model for integrated industrial manufacture.
Home Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Home Secretary, 3rd term
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 2nd term
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Midhurst
Minister of Mint
Appointed Minister of the Mint
Narrative of Nelson Death
Publishes an account of Nelson's final hours.
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Resignation of Charles Grey
Grey remains out of office for 23 years. Attempts to secure Catholic emancipation are opposed by George III & other Minister's
Slave Trade Abolition
Votes for the abolition of the British slave trade, despite Liverpool merchant opposition.
Slave Trade Abolition Debates
Parliamentary reports preserve the arguments surrounding legislation abolishing the British slave trade, a cause long championed by Wilberforce.
Slave Trade Abolition Political Setting
Britain's abolition of the slave trade entered the wider political environment addressed by Cobbett's weekly commentary.
Slavery
Wilberforces bill passes all its stages through the House of Commons but it was too late in the Parliamentary session for it to complete its passage through the House of Lords
Wordsworth Poetry Receives Harsh Review
Jeffrey criticised Wordsworth's poetry in the Edinburgh Review, illustrating its willingness to challenge the Lake poets.
How these records were prepared
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