Peelite Conservatives
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The Peelite Conservatives were a mid-19th-century British political faction that broke from the main Conservative Party under Sir Robert Peel, advocating free trade and administrative reform and eventually helping to form the modern Liberal Party.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British political faction
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ |
| activeIn |
19th century
ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Newcastle
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Aberdeen
Sir James Graham ⓘ Robert Peel ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Robert Peel
William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of British Liberalism ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| helpedForm | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Corn Law repeal politics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | bridge between Conservatism and Liberalism in Britain ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrigin | Peelite liberal conservatism ⓘ |
| ideology |
administrative reform
ⓘ
free trade ⓘ |
| influencedFormationOf | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leader |
Robert Peel
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Robert Peel
|
| mergedInto | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Robert Peel
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Robert Peel
|
| notableFor |
split with protectionist Conservatives
ⓘ
support for free trade after Corn Law repeal ⓘ |
| opposed | protectionist Conservatives ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | protectionism ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroupType | loose parliamentary faction ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| politicalOrientation | reformist conservative ⓘ |
| position |
centre-right
ⓘ
centrist ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Conservative Party (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative Party (Peel wing)
|
| region | Great Britain ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| supported |
administrative efficiency
ⓘ
civil service reform ⓘ fiscal responsibility ⓘ |
| supportedLeader |
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Aberdeen
William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
free trade in grain
ⓘ
repeal of the Corn Laws ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1840s
ⓘ
1850s ⓘ |
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