Discovery of Adelaide Island
Discovers the Adelaide Island
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1832 in Great Britain
Explore 68 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1832.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1832
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February
Discovery of Antarctica
Lands on Anvers Island and reports a more extensive coastline, naming the region Graham Land after Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty
Discovery of Anvers Island
Biscoe lands on Anvers Island and claims to have sighted the mainland of the Antarctic continent
Discovery of Graham Land
A more extensive coastline is spotted, surmising again that he had encountered a continent, Biscoe names the area "Graham Land", after First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Graham
March
Reform of Parliament
Reform Bill, 3rd, 1 of the 4 framers of the Bill which passes through the Commons
April
Reform of Parliament
Reform Bill, 3rd, passes through the Lords, 12 Bishops for & 16 against
May
Reform of Parliament
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 of Parliament
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 of Parliament
Reform Bill, 3rd, a Lords amendment seeks to safeguard pocket boroughs
Resignation of Charles Grey
Lord Greys Government resigns and William IV now ask the leader of the Tories, the Duke of Wellington, to form a new Government
Resignation of Charles Grey
Offers William IV his resignation his refusal to create peers to pass the Reform Bill
June
Franchise
The franchise is extended to the upper middle class
Legislation
The 3rd Reform Bill is passed
Reform of Electoral System
The 3rd Reform Bill is passed. The franchise is extended to the upper middle class. Constituencies are created in new towns, rotten & pocket boroughs abolished
Death of Jeremy Bentham
Death of Jeremy Bentham
Legislation
Parliamentary Reform Bill, passes the Scottish Parliamentary Reform Bill
Reform of Parliament
Parliamentary Reform Bill, passes the Scottish Parliamentary Reform Bill
August
Reform of Parliament
Parliamentary Reform Bill, passes the Irish Parliamentary Reform Bill
December
Election for Birmingham
Attwood is elected as one of Birmingham's first Members of Parliament.
Other events (month unknown)
Abolitionists Mobilize Election Pressure
Thomas Fowell Buxton and other campaigners urged voters to support parliamentary candidates committed to ending slavery.
Admiral
The Board of Admiralty is given responsibility for administering the Navy
Ashley Supports Factory Reform Movement
Anthony Ashley Cooper became an important political advocate of limits on children's working hours in industrial factories.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Birmingham Botanical Gardens opens as a centre for horticulture, education and recreation.
Bristol Docks
Brunel designs a deep scouring sluice to draw accumulated silt from the harbour into the tidal River Avon.
Bristol Docks
Brunel designs three shallow sluices to regulate the water level within Bristol's Floating Harbour.
Bristol Docks
Brunel investigates the severe accumulation of mud and silt affecting shipping in Bristol's Floating Harbour.
Bristol Docks
Brunel recommends a dredging drag boat to scrape mud from the quay walls toward the harbour's scouring sluice.
Circumnavigation
Charts new Antarctic coastline and by the end of April becomes one of the earliest navigators to circumnavigate Antarctic waters after Cook and Bellingshausen
Cobden Advocates Lower Food Costs
Richard Cobden increasingly connected free trade with affordable food and the interests of manufacturing communities.
Constitution of Great Britain
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
Constitution of Great Britain
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".
Constitution of Great Britain
The Representation of the People Act 1832, increases the number of individuals entitled to vote, increasing the size of the electorate by 50-80%, and allowing a total of one out of six adult males to vote, in a population of some 14 million.
Constitution of Great Britain
The Reform Act abolishes the King's power to buy seats in Parliament. Parliament is free to choose its own Prime Minister
Death of Thomas Hardy
Death of Thomas Hardy
Dock Culvert Scheme Recommended
Brunel recommended culverts equipped with sluices to help scour mud from the city docks.
Dock Water Regulation Assessed
Brunel evaluated how water levels could be managed while maintaining the harbour's commercial navigation.
Great Reform Act and Election
The Reform Act altered parliamentary representation, and Cobbett subsequently won election as a member of Parliament.
Great Reform Act Legislative Debates
Russell was a leading ministerial advocate of the Reform Bill, and parliamentary reporting documents the arguments preceding royal assent.
Harbour Current Improvement Proposed
Brunel concluded that a sustained movement of water would improve sediment clearance more effectively than occasional dredging alone.
Harbour Silting Survey Conducted
Brunel examined how silt accumulated along the quays and made parts of Bristol's Floating Harbour difficult to use.
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