Peelite

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British political faction political faction

The Peelites were a mid-19th-century British political faction of moderate Conservatives who followed Sir Robert Peel and later figures like William Ewart Gladstone, advocating free trade and administrative reform.

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Label Occurrences
Peelite canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British political faction ⓘ
political faction ⓘ
activeInPeriod 1846–1859 ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ
associatedWithEvent 1846 Conservative Party split ⓘ
associatedWithPolicyArea administrative efficiency ⓘ
fiscal policy ⓘ
trade policy ⓘ
characterisedBy civil service reform ⓘ
emphasis on sound finance ⓘ
support for commercial treaties ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
emergedAfter repeal of the Corn Laws ⓘ
followedLeader Sir George Cornewall Lewis ⓘ
surface form: George Cornewall Lewis

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen ⓘ
surface form: Lord Aberdeen

Robert Peel ⓘ
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea ⓘ
surface form: Sidney Herbert

William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ
foundedBy Robert Peel ⓘ
historicalContext Victorian era ⓘ
ideology administrative reform ⓘ
free trade ⓘ
moderate conservatism ⓘ
influenced Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mergedInto Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
namedAfter Robert Peel ⓘ
notableMember Cardwell, Edward ⓘ
Sir George Cornewall Lewis ⓘ
surface form: George Cornewall Lewis

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen ⓘ
surface form: Lord Aberdeen

Robert Peel ⓘ
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea ⓘ
surface form: Sidney Herbert

William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ
opposedGroup Protectionist Conservatives ⓘ
opposedPolicy protectionism ⓘ
parliamentaryActivity House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
participatedInGovernment First Derby ministry ⓘ
surface form: Aberdeen ministry

Palmerston ministry ⓘ
position centre-right ⓘ
precededBy Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form: Conservative Party (Peelite wing)
region Great Britain ⓘ
splitFrom Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
status defunct political faction ⓘ
succeededBy Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
supportedPolicy repeal of the Corn Laws ⓘ
typeOfConservatism liberal conservatism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Ewart Gladstone → politicalParty → Peelite ⓘ
Earl Canning → politicalAlignment → Peelite ⓘ