10 January 1834Birth of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Acton, 1st
Birth of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
Historical records for Great Britain in 1834, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Birth of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
Britain, France, Spain & Portugal counter the "Holy Alliance"
Resigns as Prime Minister due to ill health, succeeded by Lord Melbourne
Death of Henry Bathurst
Takes Poor Law administration away from Parish authorities to elected boards
Takes Poor Law administration away from Parish authorities to elected boards. Provides workhouses for the destitute
Reforms English Borough Government to reflect the shift of population into the cities
Birmingham Town Hall opens as a major venue for civic meetings and music.
Dismissed by William IV for proposing further Church reform
Dismisses the Melbourne Cabinet, the last time a British monarch takes such an action
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term, November-December. Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Conservatives win 273 seats, the Whigs & others 380 seats
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Outlines the principles of Liberal conservatism
Death of Thomas Robert Malthus
A government loan provides the Thames Tunnel Company with funds needed to resume construction.
Appointed as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Sir Robert Peels first ministry
Buried at Bath Abbey
Appointed Captain
Changes the custom of writing diplomatic despatches in French to English
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty
Brunel argues for a railway kept as level and straight as practicable so trains can run faster and more efficiently.
Joins the Conservatives, feels the Irish Church Establishment should be preserved
Appointed Master of the Mint
Appointed Leader of the Whigs in the House of Commons
The Poor Law Amendment Act reorganises relief through unions and workhouses.
Helps but down absolutist rebellion in Spain & Portugal
Breaks with the Whigs over Irish disestablishment
Appointed Secretary for War & Colonies
Publication of "The Last Days of Pompeii"
Matriculates at the University of Glasgow while still a child.
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