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Great Britain in 1867

Historical records for Great Britain in 1867, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

22Records
14Events
11Named people
5Places
6Categories

Historical records

January

4 January 1867Birth of William LashlyWiliam Lashly

Hambledon · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Birth of William Lashly

February

25 February 1867Reform of ParliamentBenjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Cabinet opts for the Ten Minutes Bill which Disraeli announces in the Commons

April

13 April 1867FranchiseWilliam Ewart Gladstone

London · Politics / Liberal Party

Attempts to remove personal rating from the Franchise Bill but defeated by Disraeli

13 April 1867Reform of Electoral SystemWilliam Ewart Gladstone

London · Politics / Liberal Party

Attempts to remove personal rating from the Franchise Bill but defeated by Disraeli

May

17 May 1867Home Secretary of Great BritainHardy Cranbrook, 1st

Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Home Secretary

December

13 December 1867Independence of Great BritainWilliam Ewart Gladstone

Clerkenwell · Politics / Liberal Party

The rescue of 2 Fenians in Clerkenwell gaol causes 12 deaths

13 December 1867Independence of IrelandWilliam Ewart Gladstone

Clerkenwell · Politics / Liberal Party

The rescue of 2 Fenians in Clerkenwell gaol causes 12 deaths

15 December 1867Independence of Great BritainWilliam Ewart Gladstone

Clerkenwell · Politics / Liberal Party

Gladstone proclaims the need to address the Irish Proble

15 December 1867Independence of IrelandWilliam Ewart Gladstone

Clerkenwell · Politics / Liberal Party

Gladstone proclaims the need to address the Irish Proble

Other Events

1867Birth of Stanley BaldwinStanley Baldwin Bewdley, 1st

Government / Conservative Party Government

Birth of Stanley Baldwin

1867ChancellorRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil Salisbury, 3rd

Oxford · House / House of Gascoyne-Cecil

Appointed Chancellor of the University of Oxford

1867Chief WhipGeorge Glyn

London · Politics / Liberal Party

Appointed Chief Whip of the Liberal Party

1867FranchiseBenjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Enfranchises all ratepayers

1867LegislationEdward Stanley Derby, 14th

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

The 2nd Reform Act becomes law, "a leap in the dark". Doubles the electorate & gives the vote to many working men in the towns

1867Party LeaderWilliam Ewart Gladstone

Politics / Liberal Party

Lord Russell retires in 1867 and Gladstone becoomees leader of the Liberal Party

1867Party LeaderWilliam Ewart Gladstone

London · Politics / Liberal Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party

1867Reform CampaignGeorge Dixon

Birmingham · Politics / Parliamentary Reform

Supports reform politics as Birmingham becomes a national platform for wider voting rights.

1867Reform of Electoral SystemBenjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Enfranchises all ratepayers

1867Reform of Electoral SystemEdward Stanley Derby, 14th

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

The 2nd Reform Act becomes law, "a leap in the dark". Doubles the electorate & gives the vote to many working men in the towns

1867Trafalgar Square LionsEdwin Landseer

London · Arts / Sculpture

His bronze lions are installed around Nelson's Column.

1867Trafalgar Square LionsEdwin Landseer

London · Arts / Sculpture

Landseer's bronze lions are added around Nelson's Column.

1867Trafalgar Square LionsCarlo Marochetti

London · Arts / Sculpture

His foundry casts the Trafalgar Square lions.

Names involved

Benjamin Disraeli BeaconsfieldCarlo MarochettiEdward Stanley Derby, 14thEdwin LandseerGeorge DixonGeorge GlynHardy Cranbrook, 1stRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil Salisbury, 3rdStanley Baldwin Bewdley, 1stWiliam LashlyWilliam Ewart Gladstone

Places involved

BirminghamClerkenwellHambledonLondonOxford

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.