Lord Melbourne’s government
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Lord Melbourne’s government was the Whig administration that led the United Kingdom in the 1830s and early 1840s, overseeing significant political reforms and imperial policy during the early Victorian era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British ministry
ⓘ
Whig government of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| chamber |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionStatus |
single-party majority at times
ⓘ
single-party minority at times ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domesticPolicyIssues |
Irish church reform
ⓘ
municipal government reform ⓘ poor relief reform ⓘ |
| endTime | 30 August 1841 ⓘ |
| endTimeFirstMinistry | 14 November 1834 ⓘ |
| endTimeSecondMinistry | 30 August 1841 ⓘ |
| era |
early Victorian era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Georgian era ⓘ |
| follows | Earl Grey’s government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyIssues |
Afghan War (First Anglo-Afghan War)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian rebellions of 1837–1838 NERFINISHED ⓘ First Opium War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Melbourne ministry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Melbourne ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headedBy | William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Whiggism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Lord Howick (later Earl Grey)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord John Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lansdowne NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Palmerston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostPowerIn | United Kingdom general election, 1841 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Queen Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElection |
United Kingdom general election, 1835
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom general election, 1837 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuation of parliamentary reform policies
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implementation of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 ⓘ management of early Victorian imperial policy ⓘ municipal corporation reform ⓘ reform of the Church of Ireland ⓘ |
| parliamentaryOpposition | Conservative Party (Tories) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | centre-left ⓘ |
| precededBy | Earl Grey’s second ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Sir Robert Peel’s second ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterRole | first prime minister of Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| startTime | 16 July 1834 ⓘ |
| startTimeFirstMinistry | 16 July 1834 ⓘ |
| startTimeSecondMinistry | 18 April 1835 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Peel’s second ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedMonarch | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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