Second Peel ministry
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The second Peel ministry was formed by Sir Robert Peel in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1841.
Peel by Robert Richard Scanlan
Contemporary engraving showing the members of the Peel ministry
Portrait of Sir Robert Peel by John Linnell
First Russell ministry
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Whig Lord John Russell led the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1846 to 1852.
Second Peel ministry
…government was brought down by Peel's decision in 1846 to support the repeal of the Corn Laws, leading to a split in the Tory party and the formation of a Whig government under Lord John Russell. October 1841: Lord FitzGerald succeeds Lord Ellenborough as President of the Board of Control…
Portrait of Lord John Russell by Francis Grant, 1853