January 1835Under SecretaryWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Appointed Under Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, an office he held until the Governments resignation in April 1835
Historical records for Great Britain in 1835, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Under Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, an office he held until the Governments resignation in April 1835
Appointed Under Secretary for War, serves under Sir Robert Peel
The Whigs, radicals & Irish agree to joint opposition
Stanley & Graham do not join the Government. Resigns after a 33 vote defeat on Irish Church revenue
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Parliament authorises construction of the Great Western Railway between London and Bristol.
Establishes elected local Councils
The Great Western Steamship Company is formed to develop Brunel's transatlantic steamship plan.
The crowd is fired on & 20 people are killed. The Chartist leader is transported after a riot at Newport
The Chartist leader is transported after a riot at Newport
Becomes Astronomer Royal and modernizes Greenwich observations.
Brunel promotes the seven-foot broad gauge as a means of providing stability, speed and passenger comfort.
Publication of "Vindication of the Constitution"
Appointed Editor of The London Review
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
Parliament authorises the Great Western Railway and allows construction of Brunel's London to Bristol route.
Appointed Home Secretary
Builds Der Adler which is used by the Germans to pioneer railways in Europe
Prepared to lend Spain 5,000 pounds to pay wage arrears for soldiers of the British Legion
Founds the London Review
Publication of "Paracelsus"
Publication of "Rienzi"
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Refuses to ratify the trade agreement & loan to Spain. Asks Spain for payment of interest on loans & arms made during the Spanish Civil War
Negotiates a trade agreement with the Spanish Government
Brunel proposes extending the Great Western transport system from Bristol to New York by steamship.
Exonerated from any blame for the Sudds & Thompson affair
Publication of "Vindication of the Constitution"
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