Chartist Convention of 1839

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The Chartist Convention of 1839 was a national assembly of British working-class reformers that coordinated the early Chartist movement’s campaign for political rights and the People’s Charter.

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instanceOf Chartist movement event
national assembly
political convention
appliesToJurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
basedOn People’s Charter of 1838 NERFINISHED
chronology early phase of the Chartist movement
country United Kingdom
describedBySource 19th-century parliamentary debates
Chartist newspapers
modern histories of Chartism
endTime 1839-09
followedBy Newport Rising NERFINISHED
later Chartist conventions
hasEffect coordination of national Chartist petition
heightening tensions between Chartists and the British government
increased public awareness of Chartist demands
hasPurpose to coordinate the early Chartist campaign for political rights
to organize a national petition for parliamentary reform
to promote the People’s Charter
to represent working-class political demands
historicalPeriod Victorian era
historicalRegion Great Britain NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Birmingham NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

Manchester NERFINISHED
mainSubject People’s Charter NERFINISHED
electoral reform in the United Kingdom
universal male suffrage
working-class political representation
movement Chartism NERFINISHED
opposedBy British government NERFINISHED
conservative political elites in the United Kingdom
organizedBy Chartist movement NERFINISHED
partOf 19th-century political history of the United Kingdom
history of Chartism
politicalAlignment radical reformist
significantYear 1839
socialClassRepresented British working class
startTime 1839-02
topic abolition of property qualifications for MPs
annual parliaments
equal electoral districts
extension of the franchise
parliamentary reform
payment of Members of Parliament
secret ballot

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Feargus O'Connor participatedIn Chartist Convention of 1839