Protectionist Conservatives
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Protectionist Conservatives were a faction of the British Conservative Party in the mid-19th century who strongly defended agricultural tariffs and traditional economic policies against moves toward free trade.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Conservative Party faction
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1840s
ⓘ
1850s ⓘ mid-19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tory protectionism
ⓘ
agrarian conservatism ⓘ |
| basedIn |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
maintenance of agricultural protection
ⓘ
preservation of traditional rural society ⓘ skepticism toward industrial free trade ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | entrenchment of free trade in late 19th century ⓘ |
| emergedAfter |
Conservative Party split of 1846
ⓘ
repeal of the Corn Laws ⓘ |
| favored | tariffs on imported grain ⓘ |
| hadGoal |
preserve political power of landowning classes
ⓘ
resist liberal economic reforms ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Industrial Revolution in Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
debates over the Corn Laws ⓘ |
| ideology |
economic conservatism
ⓘ
protectionism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | interests of landowners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Benjamin Disraeli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord George Bentinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | unilateral tariff reductions ⓘ |
| opposedPolicyOf | Sir Robert Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Peelite Conservatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
free-trade Conservatives ⓘ |
| partOf | British Conservative Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | right-wing ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | parliamentary democracy of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionOn |
defence of the Corn Laws
ⓘ
opposition to free trade ⓘ support for agricultural tariffs ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | rural constituencies ⓘ |
| soughtTo |
maintain high grain prices through tariffs
ⓘ
protect domestic farmers from foreign competition ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
agricultural interests
ⓘ
landed gentry ⓘ |
| typeOfProtectionism | agricultural protectionism ⓘ |
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