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Joseph Chamberlain
History of Great Britain
1870
Reform
Objects to the
Education
Act as denominational schools would be rate subsidized
Spokesman
for the
Education
League
1873
Election
Birmingham
Elected
Mayor
for
Birmingham
1876
Reform
Joins the
Republican
group of the
Liberal
Party
led by
Charles
Dilke
1882
Chamberlain
Advocates free education, graduated taxation & small holdings of "three acres & a cow"
1882
President
Appointed
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of the
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of
Trade
1886
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London
Leads the
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Unionists into an alliance with the
Conservatives
1886
Resignation
London
Resigns over Gladstone's support for
Irish
home rule
1895
Secretary of Colonies
28th June
Appointed
Colonial
Secretary
at his own request & joins the
Cabinet
1896
Invasion of Jameson Raid
31st Dec London
Orders the immediate withdrawal of Dr
James
on's force from the
Trans
vaal
1899
Declaration of War
10th Oct London
Declares War on the
Boers
led by
Kruger
1899
Independence
10th Oct Transvaal
The
Boers
resent Chamberlain's policy of depriving
Trans
vaal of independence
1903
Imperial Preference
London
Chamberlain
campaigns for
Imperial
Preference, provokes
Conservative
free traders
London
Resigns from the Conservative-Unionist
Government
to campaign for
Imperial
Preference
1903
Resignation
London
Resigns from the Conservative-Unionist
Government
to campaign for
Imperial
Preference
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