Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, an office he held until the Governments resignation in April 1835
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1835 in Great Britain
Explore 42 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1835.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1835
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January
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary for War, serves under Sir Robert Peel
February
Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Whigs, radicals & Irish agree to joint opposition
April
Resignation of Robert Peel
Stanley & Graham do not join the Government. Resigns after a 33 vote defeat on Irish Church revenue
August
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Great Western Railway Act Receives Approval
Parliament authorises construction of the Great Western Railway between London and Bristol.
September
Reform of Local Government
Establishes elected local Councils
October
Great Western Steamship Company
The Great Western Steamship Company is formed to develop Brunel's transatlantic steamship plan.
November
Demonstrations
The crowd is fired on & 20 people are killed. The Chartist leader is transported after a riot at Newport
Transportation
The Chartist leader is transported after a riot at Newport
Other events (month unknown)
Airy Named Astronomer Royal
George Biddell Airy took charge and pursued long term improvement of Greenwich instrumentation. The change strengthened the relationship between astronomy and accurate clocks.
Anti Apprenticeship Criticism Continues
Abolitionists continued criticizing the apprenticeship regime because it retained coerced labour and plantation discipline after legal emancipation.
Astronomer Royal Appointed
Becomes Astronomer Royal and modernizes Greenwich observations.
Bath Railway Works Authorised
Parliamentary approval allowed construction of the Great Western Railway through Bath and the neighbouring Avon valley.
Broad Gauge Engineering Case Presented
Brunel promotes the seven-foot broad gauge as a means of providing stability, speed and passenger comfort.
Commons Reporters Receive Gallery Places
The Commons made accommodation available to parliamentary reporters in its galleries, helping regularise the reporting of debates.
Constitution of Great Britain
Publication of "Vindication of the Constitution"
Death of Political Register Founder
Cobbett died after more than three decades of publishing the Political Register, ending his personal editorial leadership.
Editor
Appointed Editor of The London Review
First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty
Floating Harbour Scouring Scheme Implemented
Engineered sluices enabled water released from the dock to carry suspended mud into the tidal New Cut.
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
George Biddell Airy Appointed Astronomer Royal
Airy took charge of the observatory and directed major changes to its instruments and organisation.
Great Western Railway
Parliament authorises the Great Western Railway and allows construction of Brunel's London to Bristol route.
Great Western Steamship Enterprise Established
Investors formed a company to pursue the construction of a large ocean going steamship for the Bristol route.
Great Western Transatlantic Steamship Plan Formed
Brunel proposed an ocean steamship to connect Bristol with North America and extend the transport ambitions of the Great Western enterprise.
Home Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Home Secretary
Invention of Locomotive
Builds Der Adler which is used by the Germans to pioneer railways in Europe
Loan
Prepared to lend Spain 5,000 pounds to pay wage arrears for soldiers of the British Legion
London Review
Founds the London Review
Municipal Reform Discussion Expands
The Municipal Corporations Act advanced reform of town government, part of a wider political transformation covered by learned periodicals.
Paddington Railway Development Authorised
The Great Western Railway Act enabled construction of the line from its London terminus toward Bristol.
Paracelsus
Publication of "Paracelsus"
Rienzi
Publication of "Rienzi"
Speaker of House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Sturge Investigates Apprenticeship Abuses
Joseph Sturge helped expose the harsh realities of the apprenticeship system through abolitionist investigations and advocacy.
Trade Agreement at London
Refuses to ratify the trade agreement & loan to Spain. Asks Spain for payment of interest on loans & arms made during the Spanish Civil War
Trade Agreement at London
Negotiates a trade agreement with the Spanish Government
Transatlantic Steamship
Brunel proposes extending the Great Western transport system from Bristol to New York by steamship.
Trial
Exonerated from any blame for the Sudds & Thompson affair
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