History and chronology of Robert Peel in Great Britain

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Robert Peel History of Great Britain


1788	Birth
Birth of Robert Peel
1809	Member of Parliament
London Elected Member of Parliament
1810	Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary for War
1812	Secretary of Ireland
Appointed Secretary for Ireland
1812	Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary for Ireland
1822	Secretary of Home Affairs
Appointed Home Secretary
1827	Resignation
London Resigns from the Government because he could not serve under a pro-Catholic, canning
1828	Secretary of Home Affairs
Appointed Home Secretary
1829	Police
29th Sep London The first "Peelers" go on the beat
1829	Reform
19th June London Legislates for the foundation of the Metropolitan Police Force
1834	Election
10th Dec The Conservatives win 273 seats, the Whigs & others 380 seats
1834	Manifesto Tamworth
17th Dec Tamworth Outlines the principles of Liberal conservatism
1834	Prime Minister
10th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
1835	Prime Minister
18th Feb The Whigs, radicals & Irish agree to joint opposition
1835	Reform
9th Sep London Establishes elected local Councils
1835	Resignation
18th April London Resigns after a 33 vote defeat on Irish Church revenue
18th April London Stanley & Graham do not join the government
1841	Convention Chuanbi
20th Jan Chuanbi Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
1841	Election
6th Sep The Conservatives win a majority for the 1st time, winning by 80 seats
6th Sep The Conservatives win their highest gains in the English Counties
1841	Free Trade
6th Sep Believes without free trade there could be civil disorder
6th Sep Campaigns on the issue of Free Trade to become Prime Minister
6th Sep Stanley resigns over Peel's Free Trade Policy, Peel's only casualty
1841	Prime Minister
6th Sep Appointed Prime MInister of Great Britain
1841	Reform
London Controls the circulation of paper money
1841	Resignation
6th Sep Stanley resigns over Peel's Free Trade Policy, Peel's only casualty
1841	Rule of Hong Kong
20th Jan Hong Kong Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
1842	Reform
London Prohibits the employment of women & children under ten underground
1842	Rule of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Under the treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain
1842	Treaty of Nanking
Nanking Under the treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain
1846	Legislation
26th May London The Corn Law Repeal Bill passes through Parliament
6th June London The corn import duty is fixed at one shilling a quarter from 1849 onwards
1846	Reform
London The Corn Laws are repealed, partly as a result of the Irish potato famine
25th May London The 3rd reading of the Corn Law Repeal Bill
26th May London The Corn Law Repeal Bill passes through Parliament
6th June London The corn import duty is fixed at one shilling a quarter from 1849 onwards
25th June London A coalition defeats the government on the Irish Coercion Bill
26th June London The Corn Law Repeal Bill is given the royal assent
1846	Resignation
29th June London Wishes to repeal the corn laws but his Cabinet is divided
30th June London Peel is forced to resign after the defeat on the Irish Coercion Bill
1846	Rule of Oregon
23rd April Oregon The USASenate resolves to end the British occupation of Oregon
1850	Burial
Drayton Buried in Drayton
1850	Death
Death of Robert Peel, falls to his death from his horse