Chartist Land Plan
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The Chartist Land Plan was a 19th-century British social and political reform scheme led by Feargus O'Connor that aimed to resettle urban workers on small rural plots to secure them the property qualification for voting.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chartist movement initiative
ⓘ
land reform scheme ⓘ political reform scheme ⓘ |
| aim |
extend political rights to working class men
ⓘ
resettle urban workers on small rural plots ⓘ secure property qualification for voting ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
National Land Plan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O'Connor's Land Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companyName | National Land Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
lottery-style allocation of land
ⓘ
unrealistic financial assumptions ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | early 1850s ⓘ |
| endCause |
administrative problems
ⓘ
financial mismanagement ⓘ legal difficulties ⓘ |
| feature |
construction of cottages on plots
ⓘ
rent or mortgage payments to the company ⓘ |
| goal |
create a class of independent smallholders
ⓘ
enable parliamentary franchise through property ownership ⓘ reduce urban poverty ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
experiment in working-class land ownership
ⓘ
part of broader Chartist campaign for the vote ⓘ |
| ideology |
Chartism
ⓘ
agrarianism ⓘ democratic reform ⓘ |
| implementedAt |
Heronsgate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lowbands NERFINISHED ⓘ Minster Lovell NERFINISHED ⓘ Snigs End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | ideas of small-scale proprietorship ⓘ |
| investigationBy | House of Commons Select Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Feargus O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| legalStatus | declared illegal as a lottery-like scheme ⓘ |
| locationOfHeadquarters | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
allocation of plots by ballot
ⓘ
purchase of estates ⓘ subdivision of land into smallholdings ⓘ |
| movement | Chartism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionFrom |
Board of Trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSize | smallholdings of 2 to 4 acres ⓘ |
| proponent | Feargus O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chartist petitions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Charter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1845 ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
industrial workers
ⓘ
urban working class ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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