1835 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1835 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - William IV of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Robert Peel, Whig, (until 8 April), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Whig
[edit] Events
- January - General election won by the Whigs, but Robert Peel initially remains in office, at the request of King William IV.[1]
- April 18 - Lord Melbourne succeeds Sir Robert Peel as Prime Minister.
- September 7 - Charles Darwin arrives at Galapagos Islands aboard HMS Beagle.
- 9 September - Municipal Corporations Act streamlines local government in towns and cities.[1]
- 15 November - Weobley in Herefordshire is the site of the consecration of the first Roman Catholic chapel in England since the Reformation.[1]
[edit] Undated
- Highway Act codifies the laws relating to highways and makes parish surveyors responsible for their upkeep.
- British Geological Survey founded.
[edit] Births
- 4 March - John Hughlings Jackson, neurologist (died 1911)
- 3 May - Alfred Austin, poet (died 1913)
- 25 November - Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American philanthropist (died 1919, United States)
- 4 December - Samuel Butler, writer (died 1902)
[edit] Deaths
- 15 February - Henry Hunt, politician (born 1773)
- 13 May - John Nash, architect (born 1752)
- 18 June - William Cobbett, journalist and author (born 1763)
- 21 November - James Hogg, poet and novelist (born 1770)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 260-261. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
