George Tierney (20 March 1761 – 25 January 1830) was an English Whig politician, was born at Gibraltar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to He was the son of a wealthy Irish merchant of London, who was living there as prize agent. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
He was sent to Eton and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he took the degree of Law in 1784, and was called to the bar; but he abandoned law and plunged into politics. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the He contested Colchester in 1788, when both candidates received the same number of votes, but Tierney was declared elected. Colchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was, however, defeated in 1790. He sat for Southwark from 1796 to 1806, and then represented in turn Athlone (1806-1807), Bandon (1807-1812), Appleby (1812-1818), and Knaresborough (1818-1830). Southwark was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. Athlone was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland Bandon (sometimes called Bandon Bridge or Bandonbridge was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland Appleby was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom) for two periods as a borough represented by two Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United
When Fox seceded from the House of Commons, Tierney became a prominent opponent of Pitt's policy. The Right Honourable Charles James Fox ( 24 January 1749 &ndash 13 September 1806) was a prominent British Whig William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 &ndash 23 January 1806 was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In May 1798, Pitt accused him of want of patriotism. A duel ensued at Putney Heath on Sunday, 27 May 1798; but neither combatant was injured.
In 1803, Tierney, partly because peace had been ratified with France and partly because Pitt was out of office, joined the ministry of Addington as Treasurer of the Navy, and was created a Privy Councillor; but this alienated many of his supporters among the middle classes, and offended most of the influential Whigs. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC (30 May 1757 &ndash 15 February 1844 was a British statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from The Treasurer of the Navy was an office in the British government between the mid-16th and early 19th century A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a On the death of Fox, he joined (1806) the Grenville ministry as President of the Board of Control, with a seat in the cabinet, and thus brought himself once more into line with the Whigs. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Wyndham Grenville 1st Baron Grenville PC (25 October 1759 &ndash 12 January 1834 was a British Whig Statesman and Prime Minister The President of the Board of Control was a British government official in the late 18th and early 19th century responsible for overseeing the British East India Company and
About a year after the death of George Ponsonby in 1817, Tierney reluctantly became the recognized leader of the opposition in the House of Commons. George Ponsonby PC ( 5 March 1755 &ndash 8 July 1817) Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was the second surviving son of Hon The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords At first he was successful, with Whig gains being made at the 1818 general election. The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around On 18 May 1819, Tierney moved a motion in the House of Commons for a committee on the state of the nation. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year This motion was defeated by 357 to 178, which was a division involving the largest number of MPs until the debates over the Reform bill in the early 1830s. Foord comments that "this defeat put an effective end to Tierney's leadership . . . Tierney did not disclaim the leadership till 23 Jan. 1821 . . . , but he had ceased to exercise its functions since the great defeat".
In Canning's ministry, he was Master of the Mint, and when Lord Goderich succeeded to the lead Tierney was admitted to the cabinet; but he was already suffering from ill-health and died suddenly at Savile Row, London. George Canning (11 April 1770 &ndash 8 August 1827 was a British statesman and Politician who served as Foreign Secretary and is at present the shortest serving Master of the Mint was an important office in the governments of Scotland and England, and latterly Great Britain between the 16th and 19th centuries Frederick John Robinson 1st Earl of Ripon PC (1 November 1782 &ndash 28 January 1859 Frederick John Robinson until 1827 The Viscount Goderich
References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801-1922, edited by B. M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978).
- His Majesty's Opposition 1714-1830, by Archibald S. Foord (Oxford University Press 1964)
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Member of Parliament for Colchester with Sir Robert Smyth 1788–1790 |
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| Preceded by Henry Thornton George Woodford Thellusson |
Member of Parliament for Southwark with Henry Thornton 1796–1800 |
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Succeeded by Hon. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland Sir Edmund Affleck 1st Baronet (ca 1725 &ndash 19 November 1788 was a Naval officer of considerable repute A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Colchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Henry Thornton (1760 &ndash 1815 Economist, Banker, Philanthropist and Parliamentarian, was the son of John Thornton (philanthropist A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Southwark was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. Henry Thornton (1760 &ndash 1815 Economist, Banker, Philanthropist and Parliamentarian, was the son of John Thornton (philanthropist The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Southwark was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. Henry Thornton (1760 &ndash 1815 Economist, Banker, Philanthropist and Parliamentarian, was the son of John Thornton (philanthropist Henry Thornton (1760 &ndash 1815 Economist, Banker, Philanthropist and Parliamentarian, was the son of John Thornton (philanthropist Athlone was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland Henry Wellesley |
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Member of Parliament for Bandon 1807–1812 |
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Member of Parliament for Appleby with James Lowther 1812–1818 |
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