When was it published?

April 21, 1857 in Wheeling Daily Intelligencer

Foreign News April 21, 1857

Wheeling Daily Intelligencer

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Queen Victoria, Sir Robert Peel

Q: What keywords are associated?

British Parliament, Reformed Parliaments, Queen Victoria, Parliament Durations, Septennial Act

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What is this article about?

The new British Parliament is the fifth under Queen Victoria and seventh Reformed Parliament. It follows predecessors with average lifespan of four years, from 1832 (1 year 11 months) to 1841 (5 years 11 months), and the 1852 one nearly five years. None have ended naturally per Septennial Act.

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The new British Parliament is the fifth of Queen Victoria, and the seventh of the 'Re-formed' Parliaments. The average age of the last six has been about four years. The shortest, elected in 1832, lasted one year and eleven months only: the longest, which in 1841 placed Sir Robert Peel in power, lasted five years and eleven months. The late Parliament, elected in July, 1852, wanted a few months of being five years old on the day of its dissolution. No Reformed Parliament has yet died a natural death, as defined by the Septennial Act.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political

What keywords are associated?

British Parliament Reformed Parliaments Queen Victoria Parliament Durations Septennial Act

What entities or persons were involved?

Queen Victoria Sir Robert Peel

Where did it happen?

Britain

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Primary Location

Britain

Key Persons

Queen Victoria Sir Robert Peel

Outcome

no reformed parliament has yet died a natural death, as defined by the septennial act.

Event Details

The new British Parliament is the fifth of Queen Victoria, and the seventh of the 'Re-formed' Parliaments. The average age of the last six has been about four years. The shortest, elected in 1832, lasted one year and eleven months only: the longest, which in 1841 placed Sir Robert Peel in power, lasted five years and eleven months. The late Parliament, elected in July, 1852, wanted a few months of being five years old on the day of its dissolution.