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[edit]This is a list of the Leaders of the British Whig Party. It begins in 1830 as, in the words of J C Sainty, 'it would be misleading to convey the impression that there was in any precise sense a Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Lords before 1830'.[1] Also, Cook & Stevenson, British Historical Facts 1760-1830 have no section for party leaders in either House of Parliament. The section on 'Overall Leaders' gives details of those who were either the Prime Minister or a former Prime Minister who was still in Parliament and leading the Whig Party in the House in which he sat.
Lists of Whig Party Leaders
[edit]Overall Leaders of the Whig Party, 1830-1859
[edit]Name | Portrait | Constituency/Title | Took Office | Left Office | Prime Minister | |
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Earl Grey | ![]() |
2nd Earl Grey | 22 November 1830 | 16 July 1834 | Earl Grey 1830-34 | |
Viscount Melbourne | ![]() |
2nd Viscount Melbourne | 16 July 1834 | 23 October 1842 [2] | Viscount Melbourne 1834 | |
The Duke of Wellington 1828-30 | ||||||
Sir Robert Peel 1834-35 | ||||||
Viscount Melbourne 1835-41 | ||||||
Sir Robert Peel 1841-46 | ||||||
VACANT Leader in Lords -The Marquess of Lansdowne Leader in Commons -Lord John Russell |
23 October 1842 | 30 June 1846 | Sir Robert Peel 1841-46 | |||
Lord John Russell | ![]() |
City of London | 30 June 1846 | 30 January 1855 | Lord John Russell 1846–52 | |
Earl of Derby 1852 | ||||||
Earl of Aberdeen 1852-55 | ||||||
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston [3] |
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Tiverton | 6 February 1855 | 6 June 1859 [4] | Viscount Palmerston 1855-1858 | |
Earl of Derby 1858-59 |
Leaders of the Whig Party in the House of Commons, 1830-1859
[edit]Name | Constituency | Took Office | Left Office | |
Viscount Althorp | Northamptonshire (1830-1832); South Northamptonshire (1832-1834) |
March 1830 | November 1834 [5] | |
Lord John Russell | Devonshire South (1834-1835); Stroud (1835-1841); City of London (1841-1855) |
November 1834 | February 1855 [6] | |
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston | Tiverton | February 1855 | June 1859 [7] [8] |
Leaders of the Whig Party in the House of Lords, 1830-1859
[edit]Name | Took Office | Left Office | |
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey | November 1830 | July 1834 [9] | |
Viscount Melbourne | July 1834 | October 1842 [10] | |
The Marquess of Lansdowne | October 1842 | February 1855 [11] | |
Earl Granville | February 1855 | 1859 [12] [13] |
Notes and References
[edit]- ^ J. C. Sainty (1964), Leaders and Whips in the House of Lords, 1783-1964 House of Lords Record Office p 10
- ^ Melbourne ceased to be leader when he suffered a stroke on this date.
- ^ Palmerston was an Irish peer and a member of the House of Commons.
- ^ This date is given as being the date when the Whig Party came to an end and the Liberal Party began.
- ^ Cook & Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900 p 92
- ^ Cook & Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900 p 92
- ^ Cook & Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900 p 92
- ^ This date is given as being the date when the Whig Party came to an end and the Liberal Party began.
- ^ J. C. Sainty (1964), Leaders and Whips in the House of Lords, 1783-1964 House of Lords Record Office p 10
- ^ J. C. Sainty (1964), Leaders and Whips in the House of Lords, 1783-1964 House of Lords Record Office p 11
- ^ J. C. Sainty (1964), Leaders and Whips in the House of Lords, 1783-1964 House of Lords Record Office p 11
- ^ J. C. Sainty (1964), Leaders and Whips in the House of Lords, 1783-1964 House of Lords Record Office p 11
- ^ This date is given as being the date when the Whig Party came to an end and the Liberal Party began.