The 1802 United Kingdom general election was the first general election after the Acts of Union 1800, held from 5 July 1802 to 28 August 1802, to elect members of the House of Commons, the lower house
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The Grenville Whigs were a name given to several British political factions of the 18th and the early 19th centuries, all of which were associated with the important Grenville family of Buckinghamshir
1802 United Kingdom general election
…still possible. The Treaty was supported by a strong majority of the Commons, only meeting strong opposition from the small group of 'New Opposition' or Grenvillite parliamentarians, formed around Lord Grenville and led in the Commons by William Windham, both former cabinet ministers under Pitt. In the election the…
George Grenville painted by William Hoare
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