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  2. Coercion Act - Wikipedia

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    c. 4), the Protection of Life and Property in Certain Parts of Ireland Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 25), and the Protection of Person and Property Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. 4). An Irish Coercion Bill was proposed by Sir Robert Peel on 15 May 1846 in order to calm the increasingly difficult situation in Ireland as a result of the ongoing famine ...

  3. Corn Laws - Wikipedia

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    On 25 June the Duke of Wellington persuaded the House of Lords to pass it, and it became the Importation Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 22). On that same night Peel's Irish Coercion Bill was defeated in the Commons by 292 to 219 by "a combination of Whigs, Radicals , and Tory protectionists."

  4. List of successful votes of no confidence in British governments

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    On 15 May 1846, Peel's Bill of Repeal (officially titled Corn Importation Bill) was passed in the House of Commons with the support of the Whigs and the Radicals. [ 16 ] The Protection of Life (Ireland) Bill (or " Coercion Bill ") was introduced by the government in March 1846 to deal with the turbulences on the island, and was regarded by Peel ...

  5. John Russell, 1st Earl Russell - Wikipedia

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    In June 1846, Peel repealed the Corn Laws with Whig support, bitterly dividing the Conservative Party in the process. Later that same night Peel's Irish Coercion Bill was defeated after vengeful anti-repeal Tories voted with the opposition; and Peel, taking this as a vote of no confidence, resigned as prime minister. Russell accepted the Queen ...

  6. Robert Peel - Wikipedia

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    Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835, 1841–1846), and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–1835).

  7. Bill Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Bill Johnson (reed player) (1912–1960), American alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger; Bill Johnson (banjoist) (died 1955), American jazz banjoist and guitarist; Bill Johnson (blues musician), Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist; Bill Johnson (musical theatre actor) (1916–1957), American actor and singer of stage and screen

  8. New biography about 'Wild Bill' Hickok debunks popular ... - AOL

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    Who was 'Wild Bill' Hickok? Hickok was born May 27, 1837 in Troy Grove, Illinois and grew up in a sophisticated, well-educated family. He is famously known as a solider, scout, lawman, gambler and ...

  9. Michael Davitt - Wikipedia

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    To combat the UIL, the British government introduced a new round of coercion and by September 1902 forty UIL leaders were jailed. Davitt and John Dillon were touring the United States to raise funds when the 1902 Land Conference was held, and by their return, the Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903, masterminded by O'Brien, was a fait accompli. [66]