Prime Ministers Flashcards
Earl of Shelbourne
1782-1783, Leading Whig, Allegiance to King not party, considerable influence on Pitt due to close connections to Pitt the elder
Duke of Portland 1st term
1783
Leading Whig
W.Pitt ‘The Younger’ 1st term
1783-1801, Tory, introduced Britain’s first ever income tax, called himself an independent Whig
Henry Addington
1801-1804, Tory, doubled income tax efficiency via his domestic reforms
William Grenville
1806-1807
Spencer Perceval
1809-1812, Tory, only British PM assassinated
Earl of Liverpool
1812-1827, Tory, introduced the corn laws, steered the nation through the radicalism post napoleonic wars
George Canning
1827, Tory, directed the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807 which established British naval supremacy over Napoleon
Viscount Goderich
1827-1828, Tory until 1834 when he turned conservative
Duke of Wellington 1st term
1828-1830
Earl Grey
1830-1834
Viscount Melbourne 1st term
1834
Sir Robert Peel 1st term
1834-35, Conservative, introduced the metropolitan police in 1829
Lord John Russell 1st term
1846-1852, Whig until 1859, advocated catholic emancipation and corn law repeal
Earl of Derby 1st term
1852, conservative, longest serving leader of the Conservative Party to this day