Pitt Succesors

Question 1

Who was Henry Addington ?

Answer 1

• was PM from 1801-1804
  -he was strongly influenced by Pitt but was more conservative and anti-reform
  -got reflected twice as a speaker in the commons
  Success
• financial reforms thanks to the peace of armies with France
  -and improve the system of income tax collection and instigated several measures to attempt to win the war with France
  Failures
• however he was always seen as second best to Pitt and his minster was weakened by his own lacklustre performance in Parliament and opposition schemes to bring him down
• many craved Pitt back by 1804 and Addington support had fallen away and stood aside

Question 2

How was Lord William Greenville

Answer 2

-was PM from 1806 to 1807
-entered politics in 1782 and was home secretary in 1789
- he was referred to as the ministry of all talents
-he was a liberal minded and studied at Eton, Oxford and Lincoln’s inn
Success
- he abolished slave trade in 1807 something that Pitt failed to do due to large opposition from commercial interests
Failures
- tried to raise the issues of catholic emancipation to which he and fox were committed the king absolute refusal to allow any concession to catholics brought his resignation
- his lack of success as war leader defined his short premiership

Question 3

Who was the Duke of Portland ?

Answer 3

• was PM from 1807 to 1809
  -mp by family interest
  -he became and admires of Pitt and as his Home Secretary in the 1790s
  Failures
  -his periods as pm was marked by accusations of corruption and military ineptitude
  -he failed to direct policy and left his cabinet to their own device
  -military setbacks in was with napoleon in Spain and Portugal encourages serious ministerial rivals
  -Portland resigned through ill health in 1809 and died shortly afterwards

Question 4

Who was the Duke of Portland ?

Answer 4

• was PM from 1807 to 1809
  -mp by family interest
  -he became and admires of Pitt and as his Home Secretary in the 1790s
  Failures
  -his periods as pm was marked by accusations of corruption and military ineptitude
  -he failed to direct policy and left his cabinet to their own device
  -military setbacks in was with napoleon in Spain and Portugal encourages serious ministerial rivals
  -Portland resigned through ill health in 1809 and died shortly afterwards

Question 5

Who was Spencer Perceval ?

Answer 5

-was pm from 1809 to 1812
- he was less open to reform than Pitt and continued the anti- catholic stance of his predecessor
-due to George III health was deteriorating he passed the Regent Act in 1811 which strictly limited regent power of the usage of patronage
Success
-he helped to abolish slave trade
Failures
- lack of success dealing with government oppression from social unrest and high taxation
- was assassinated by a deranged individual who shot him at point blank range in the house of common lobby in May 1812